Where does “kesto” come from?
kesto (Ido) comes from Esperanto kesto, 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 (Ido): packing case, box, chest (of tea, soap, etc.), case (of wine, etc.)
Definitions
- packing case, box, chest (of tea, soap, etc.), case (of wine, etc.)
Ancestry of “kesto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | kesto | box, chest |
| 2 | German | Kiste | chest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | kiste | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kista | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 6 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |