Where does “tusa” come from?

tusa (Spanish) comes from Spanish tuso, from Spanish tundir, from Latin tundere, from Proto-Italic tundō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tusa (Spanish): feminine singular of tuso; female equivalent of...

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of tuso; female equivalent of...

Ancestry of “tusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtusodocked, cropped; pockmarked; dog
2Spanishtundirto shear; to mow; to thrash, beat
3Latintunderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
4Proto-Italictundōbeat, strike
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd- →Every word from Proto-Italic tundō →