Where does “ciste” come from?
ciste (Irish) comes from English keech, from Middle English kechel, from Old English *cēċel, from Proto-West Germanic *kōkil — a little cake; bun.
ciste (Irish): chest, coffer
Ancestry of “ciste”, step by step
ciste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English keech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | keech | A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher |
| 2 | Middle English | kechel | — |
| 3 | Old English | *cēċel | a small cake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kōkil | a little cake; bun |
via Middle Irish ciste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | ciste | — |
| 2 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “ciste”