Where does “ciborio” come from?

ciborio (Galician) comes from Latin cibōrium, from Ancient Greek κιβώριον — The seed vessel of the Egyptian water-lily.

ciborio (Galician): ciborium covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers

Definitions

  1. ciborium covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers

Ancestry of “ciborio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincibōriumthe seedvessel of sacred lotus which served as a drinking vessel with the Egyptians
2Ancient GreekκιβώριονThe seed vessel of the Egyptian water-lily
Every word from Ancient Greek κιβώριον →Every word from Latin cibōrium →