Etymology

tonsil

ton·sil
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Today it means: Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues. Full definition →

French tonsille ← Latin tonsillae
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtonsillae“the tonsils in the throat”
  2. French · borrowed fromtonsille
  3. English todaytonsil

Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,

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