Where does “Cystein” come from?

Cystein (German) comes from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Cystein (German): cysteine

Definitions

  1. cysteine

Ancestry of “Cystein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Cystein”

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