Where does “tisana” come from?

tisana (Catalan) comes from Latin tisana, from Latin ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.

tisana (Catalan): tisane, herbal tea

Definitions

  1. tisane, herbal tea

Ancestry of “tisana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintisanapearl barley; barley water
2Latinptisana—
3Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
4Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush
Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν →Every word from Ancient Greek πτισάνη →Every word from Latin ptisana →