πτισάνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πτῐ́σσω (ptĭ́ssō, to winnow grain) +‎ -ᾰ́νη (-ắnē, nominal suffix), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peys- (to crush).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πτῐσᾰ́νη • (ptĭsắnēf (genitive πτῐσᾰ́νης); first declension

  1. pearl barley
  2. barley-gruel

Inflection

Derived terms

  • πτῐσᾰ́νης (ptĭsắnēs)
  • πτῐσᾰνορρῠφῐ́ᾱ (ptĭsănorrhŭphĭ́ā)

Descendants

  • Latin: tisana
    • Catalan: tisana
    • Middle French: tizane, tisane
    • German: Ptisane
    • Italian: tisana
    • Portuguese: tisana
    • Sicilian: tisana
    • Spanish: tisana

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