Tian
/tiːˈɑːn/noun
A Provençal-style baked dish of layered vegetables, often cooked in a shallow earthenware vessel.
Did you know?In Provençal usage, tian first referred to a broad, shallow earthenware cooking dish before becoming the name of the food prepared inside it.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*teg-
“To cover or conceal; a proposed ancient root connected with containers and coverings.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
τηγανόν (tēganon)
“A frying pan or shallow cooking vessel; this connection is commonly proposed but not entirely certain.”
Medieval period
Occitan
tian
“An earthenware cooking vessel, especially in Provençal usage.”
Early Modern period
French
tian
“A Provençal earthenware dish and, by extension, food cooked in it.”
20th Century
English
tian
“A baked vegetable dish associated with Provence, usually prepared in a shallow dish.”