Where does “Tonsus” come from?

Tonsus (Latin) comes from Latin tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tend-, from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- — to stretch, string; to cut.

Tonsus (Latin): The most important tributary river of the Hebrus, now called Tundzha or Tunca

Definitions

  1. The most important tributary river of the Hebrus, now called Tundzha or Tunca

Ancestry of “Tonsus”, step by step

Tonsus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tondeō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintondeōto shave, shear, clip
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

via Ancient Greek Τόνσος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΤόνσος—

Words derived from “Tonsus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend- →Every word from Latin tondeō →