Where does “tisonner” come from?
tisonner (French) comes from French tison, from Old French tisun, from Latin titio, from Proto-Italic tītjō, from Proto-Indo-European teih₁- — to become hot, melt "or" to end.
tisonner (French): to poke
Ancestry of “tisonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tison | firebrand, ember |
| 2 | Old French | tisun | — |
| 3 | Latin | titio | firebrand |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tītjō | heating |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teih₁- | to become hot, melt "or" to end |