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Where does “ptisana” come from?
ptisana (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.
Ancestry of “ptisana”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
πτισάνη
peeled barley, barley-water; barley
2
Ancient Greek
πτίσσειν
to peel, to crush
Words derived from “ptisana”
tisane
ptisan
ptisane
tisana
tysanne
tisane
tisana
tisana
tisana
tisane
ptisane
tizană
tisaniera
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