Where does “tizană” come from?

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

tizană (Romanian): tisane

Definitions

  1. tisane

Ancestry of “tizană”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtisaneherbal tea; tisane; beating, pounding, thrashing
2Latintisanapearl barley; barley water
3Latinptisana
4Ancient Greekπτισάνηpeeled barley, barley-water; barley
5Ancient Greekπτίσσεινto peel, to crush
Every word from Ancient Greek πτίσσεινEvery word from Ancient Greek πτισάνηEvery word from Latin ptisana