Etymology of the Latin word tonsus
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 Latin
tonsor,
tonsura,
intonsusDerivations in other languages
Italian
toso, Provençal
tosela
