Where does “ptisan” come from?

ptisan (English) comes from Middle French ptisane, from Latin ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.

ptisan (English): Alternative spelling of tisane

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of tisane

Ancestry of “ptisan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchptisane—
2Latinptisana—
3Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
4Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush

Words derived from “ptisan”

Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν →Every word from Ancient Greek πτισάνη →Every word from Latin ptisana →