Where does “tisane” come from?
tisane (Italian) comes from Italian tisana, from Latin tisana, from Latin ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.
tisane (Italian): plural of tisana
Ancestry of “tisane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tisana | tisane; herb tea |
| 2 | Latin | tisana | pearl barley; barley water |
| 3 | Latin | ptisana | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτισάνη | peeled barley, barley-water; barley |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πτίσσειν | to peel, to crush |
Words derived from “tisane”