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Where does “tonsare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tonsare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintondeō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantend-to stretch, to extend; to split, cut off
3Proto-Indo-Europeantemh₂-to stretch, string; to cut

Words derived from “tonsare”

  • tosare
  • tosaerba
  • tosacani
  • tosâ
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