Etymology of the Latin word tonsorius
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-Derivations in other languages
English
tonsorial, Portuguese
tesoura
