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Where does “tamis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tamis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latintamisium—
2Frankishtamis—
3Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve

Words derived from “tamis”

  • tammy
  • tamis
  • tamizar
  • tamiz
  • tamis
  • tamiser
  • tamisage
  • tamis
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