Where does “tisane” come from?

tisane (English) comes from Anglo-Norman tysanne, from Middle French ptisane, from Latin ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.

tisane (English): A medicinal drink, originally made from barley...

Definitions

  1. A medicinal drink, originally made from barley...

Ancestry of “tisane”, step by step

tisane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman tysanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normantysannetisane
2Middle Frenchptisane—
3Latinptisana—
4Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
5Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush

via Latin tisana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintisanapearl barley; barley water
Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν →Every word from Ancient Greek πτισάνη →Every word from Latin ptisana →