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Where does “tamisium” come from?

tamisium (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish tamis, from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ — sieve.

Ancestry of “tamisium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishtamis—
2Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve

Words derived from “tamisium”

  • tammy
  • tamis
  • tamizar
  • tamiz
  • tamiso
  • tamis
  • tamiser
  • tamisage
  • tamis
  • tamis
Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →