tamis

The story

1. Medieval Latin · derived fromtamisium
2. Old French · derived fromtamis
3. Middle French · derived fromtamis
4. French · borrowed fromtamis
5. English todaytamis

Borrowed from French tamis, from Middle French tamis, from Old French tamis, from Medieval Latin tamisium, of unclear origin. Cognate with Old High German zemis (dialectal German Zims), Dutch teems (“sieve”), West Frisian teams, tiems, German Low German Teemse, Teems, Old English temes, Old English temesian (“to sieve; sift”). Doublet of temse.

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