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Tisane probably comes from French, where it is relatively common (at least understood, and a stickler for tea would correct your usage) and perhaps one would us
by ianleighton 9y ago
Tisane probably comes from French, where it is relatively common (at least understood, and a stickler for tea would correct your usage) and perhaps one would use it in English like other French culinary terms like “à la mode”
- klipt 9y agoWiktionary says it went English <- French <- Latin <- Greek https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tisane#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tisane#Etymology Interesting that in English it starts with the "tea" sound, but has a completely separate origin (I don't think the ancient Greeks were even aware of Chinese tea...)