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Where does “temse” come from?

temse (English) comes from Middle English temse, from Old English Temes, from Latin Tamesis, from Proto-Brythonic *Tamesis.

temse (English): To sift; A sieve

Definitions

  1. To sift; A sieve

Ancestry of “temse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtemsea sieve
2Old EnglishTemes—
3LatinTamesis—
4Proto-Brythonic*Tamesis—
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