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Where does “πτισάνη” come from?

πτισάνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.

πτισάνη (Ancient Greek): peeled barley, barley-water; barley

Definitions

  1. peeled barley, barley-water; barley

Ancestry of “πτισάνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush

Words derived from “πτισάνη”

  • ptisan
  • ptisane
  • tisana
  • ptisana
  • tisana
  • tisane
  • tisaniera
  • tisane
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