Where does “tamisage” come from?

tamisage (French) comes from French tamiser, from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, from Frankish tamis, from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ — sieve.

tamisage (French): sieving, sifting

Definitions

  1. sieving, sifting

Ancestry of “tamisage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtamiserto sieve, to sift
2Frenchtamissieve, riddle; screen
3Middle Frenchtamis
4Old Frenchtamis
5Medieval Latintamisium
6Frankishtamis
7Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve
Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄Every word from Frankish tamisEvery word from Medieval Latin tamisium
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