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Where does “tison” come from?

tison (French) comes from Old French tisun, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.

tison (French): firebrand, ember

Definitions

  1. firebrand, ember

Ancestry of “tison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtisun—
2Latintitiofirebrand
3Proto-Italictītjōheating
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end

Words derived from “tison”

  • tisonner
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