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Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by ianleighton on Saturday January 13, 2018 @03:48AM (#16138795)
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”
Re:Tea if by sea, cha if by land: Why the world only has two... by klipt on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @06:42PM (#16163999)
Wiktionary says it went

English <- French <- Latin <- Greek

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...)