Where does “cistern” come from?

Cistern comes from Old French cisterne, from Latin cisterna, from Latin cista meaning "box," from Ancient Greek κίστη, from Proto-Indo-European kisteh₂.

cistern (English): A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially...

Definitions

  1. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially...

Ancestry of “cistern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcisternecistern water receptacle
2Old Frenchcisterne—
3Latincisternacistern, tank (for water), reservoir
4Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
5Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cistern”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →