Etymology of the Latin word tonsura
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-Derivations in other languages
French
tonsure, Italian
tonsura, Portuguese
tonsura, Romanian
tunsură, Spanish
tonsuraUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin
