Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*póntoh₁s
- HungarianTisza
- EnglishTisza
From Hungarian Tisza. Known in Latin as Pathissus, Ancient Greek Πάθισσος (Páthissos), perhaps from Thracian–Dacian *patis (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s; compare Sanskrit पाथस् (pāthas, “water”), Sanskrit पन्था (pánthā-), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “the sea”). The word may have been reanalyzed by the Slavic tribes as composed of Proto-Slavic *po (“by, at”) + *tisъ (“yew”) (compare Russian тис (tis)). More at Tisza.
More words from Hungarian, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech Tisa
- Tisariver in Central Europe
German Theiß
- Theißriver in Central Europe
Hungarian Tisza
- Tiszariver in Central Europe
Italian Tibisco
- Tibiscoriver in Central Europe
Polish Cisa
- Cisariver in Central Europe
Romanian Tisa
- Tisariver in Central Europe
Russian Ти́са
- Ти́са (Tísa)river in Central Europe
Slovak Tisa
- Tisariver in Central Europe
Ukrainian Ти́са
- Ти́са (Týsa)river in Central Europe
Cite this entry
Tisza. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tisza
“Tisza.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tisza. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tisza,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tisza.
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