Etymograph

English

tsitsith

Tsitsith comes from Hebrew צִיצִית ‘fringes, tassels’.

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentצִיצִית1tsitsít‘fringes, tassels’
  2. Englishtodaytsitsith1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tsitsith

Lineage

  1. Hebrew1880s–presentצִיצִיתWiktionary, English tsitsithtsitsít‘fringes, tassels’
  2. EnglishtodaytsitsithWiktionary, English tsitsith

Every English word from Hebrew צִיצִית

Today it means

noun any of the four tassels or fringes on garments worn by the Jews in remembrance of the commandments

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tsitsith”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Hebrew צִיצִית / tsitsith

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