Where does “tonsurus” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “tonsurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintondeōto shave, shear, clip
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European temh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tend-Every word from Latin tondeō
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