Where does “tamiz” come from?

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

tamiz (Spanish): sieve

Definitions

  1. sieve

Ancestry of “tamiz”, step by step

tamiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French tamis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtamissieve, riddle; screen
2Middle Frenchtamis—
3Old Frenchtamis—
4Medieval Latintamisium—
5Frankishtamis—
6Proto-Germanictamusį̄sieve

via Classical Persian تمیز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianتمیز—
2Arabicتَمْيِيز—

Words derived from “tamiz”

Every word from Proto-Germanic tamusį̄ →Every word from Frankish tamis →Every word from Medieval Latin tamisium →