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
- A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially...
Ancestry of “cistern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cisterne | — |
| 2 | Old French | cisterne | — |
| 3 | Latin | cisterna | cistern, tank , reservoir |
| 4 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “cistern”