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Where does “tila” come from?

tila (Spanish) comes from Spanish tilo, from Old French til, from Latin tilia — linden or lime tree; the inner bark of the linden...

tila (Spanish): linden flower; linden flower tea; linden

Definitions

  1. linden flower; linden flower tea; linden

Ancestry of “tila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtilobasswood, limewood, linden wood; basswood tree,...
2Old Frenchtil—
3Latintilialinden or lime tree; the inner bark of the linden...
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