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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...)
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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...)