Where does “tosaerba” come from?
tosaerba (Italian) comes from Italian tosare, from Vulgar Latin tonsare, from Latin tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.
tosaerba (Italian): lawnmower
Ancestry of “tosaerba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tosare | to shear; to clip, trim |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | tonsare | — |
| 3 | Latin | tondeō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tend- | to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | temh₂- | to stretch, string; to cut |