Where does “tisana” come from?

tisana (Latin) comes from Latin ptisana, from Ancient Greek πτισάνη, from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν — to peel, to crush.

tisana (Latin): pearl barley; barley water

Definitions

  1. pearl barley; barley water

Ancestry of “tisana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinptisana—
2Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
3Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush

Words derived from “tisana”

Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσειν →Every word from Ancient Greek πτισάνη →Every word from Latin ptisana →