Etymology of the English word tonsorial
the English word
tonsorialderived from the Latin word
tonsorius (of or pertaining to a barber, barber's)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
tonsor (barber)
derived from the Latin word
tonsus (coiffure; way of dressing hair; shorn, clipped, cut)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
tondere (cut, shear, clip)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tem-Date
The earliest known usage of tonsorial in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
