Etymology of the English word tonsure
the English word
tonsurederived from the Old French word
tonsurederived from the Medieval Latin word
tonsura (clipping, shearing; pruning)
derived from the Latin word
tonsumderived from the Medieval Latin word
tondere (cut, shear, clip)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tem-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 tonsure in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
tonsuur, French
tonsure, German
Tonsur, Italian
tonsura, Norwegian
tonsur, Swedish
tonsurUsage
Word found in Modern English
