Where does “ptisane” come from?

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

ptisane (English): Alternative spelling of tisane

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of tisane

Ancestry of “ptisane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishptisanAlternative spelling of tisane
2Middle Frenchptisane—
3Latinptisana—
4Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
5Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush
Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν →Every word from Ancient Greek πτισάνη →Every word from Latin ptisana →