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Where does “cistic” come from?

cistic (English) comes from Czech čistit, from Old Czech čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistiti, from Proto-Slavic čistъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skīstas, from Proto-Indo-European skidtos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd-.

cistic (English): Alternative form of cystic

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cystic

Ancestry of “cistic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčistit—
2Old Czechčistiti—
3Proto-Slavicčistitito clean, purify
4Proto-Slavicčistъclean, pure
5Proto-Balto-Slavicskīstas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskidtos—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keyd-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keyd- →