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

Definitions

  1. to poke

Ancestry of “tisonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtisonfirebrand, ember
2Old Frenchtisun
3Latintitiofirebrand
4Proto-Italictītjōheating
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteih₁-to become hot, melt "or" to end

Words derived from “tisonner

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teih₁-Every word from Proto-Italic tītjōEvery word from Latin titio
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