Where does “tonsura” come from?
tonsura (French) comes from French tonsurer, from French tonsure, from Old French tonsure, from Latin tonsūra, from Latin tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tonsura (French): third-person singular past historic of tonsurer
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of tonsurer
Ancestry of “tonsura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tonsurer | to tonsure |
| 2 | French | tonsure | tonsure; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | Old French | tonsure | tonsure (hair) |
| 4 | Latin | tonsūra | haircut |
| 5 | Latin | tondeō | to shave, shear, clip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |