Where does “tisane” come from?

tisane (French) comes from Latin tisana, from Latin ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.

tisane (French): herbal tea; tisane; beating, pounding, thrashing

Definitions

  1. herbal tea; tisane; beating, pounding, thrashing

Ancestry of “tisane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintisanapearl barley; barley water
2Latinptisana—
3Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
4Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush

Words derived from “tisane”

Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν →Every word from Ancient Greek πτισάνη →Every word from Latin ptisana →