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Where does “tonsilis” come from?

tonsilis (Latin) comes from Latin tondēre, from Proto-Italic tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tond-éye-ti.

Ancestry of “tonsilis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintondēre—
2Proto-Italictondeō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantond-éye-ti—

Words derived from “tonsilis”

  • tonsile
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