Where does “tesoira” come from?
tesoira (Galician) comes from Latin tonsoria, from Latin Tonsus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
tesoira (Galician): scissors, shears
Definitions
- scissors, shears
Ancestry of “tesoira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tonsoria | nominative feminine singular of tōnsōrius;... |
| 2 | Latin | Tonsus | The most important tributary river of the Hebrus, now called Tundzha or Tunca |
| 3 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |