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Where does “tamiser” come from?

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

tamiser (French): to sieve, to sift

Definitions

  1. to sieve, to sift

Ancestry of “tamiser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtamissieve, riddle; screen
2Middle Frenchtamis—
3Old Frenchtamis—
4Medieval Latintamisium—
5Frankishtamis—
6Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve

Words derived from “tamiser”

  • tamisage
Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →