Where does “kesto” come from?

kesto (Esperanto) comes from German Kiste, from Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kesto (Esperanto): box, chest

Definitions

  1. box, chest

Ancestry of “kesto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKistechest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,...
2Middle High Germankiste—
3Old High Germankista—
4Proto-Germanic*kistu—
5Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
6Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kesto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →
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