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Where does “tuns” come from?

tuns (Romanian) comes from Romanian tunde, from Vulgar Latin tondere, from Latin tondēre, from Proto-Italic tondeō, from Proto-Indo-European tond-éye-ti.

tuns (Romanian): past participle of tunde - cropped, trimmed,...

Definitions

  1. past participle of tunde - cropped, trimmed,...

Ancestry of “tuns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantundeto crop, shear, clip, trim, prune, mow; to cut or...
2Vulgar Latintondereinflection of tondeō: ## present active...
3Latintondēre—
4Proto-Italictondeō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantond-éye-ti—

Words derived from “tuns”

  • tunsoare
  • tunsură
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