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Where does “cesta” come from?

cesta (Italian) comes from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cesta (Italian): basket

Definitions

  1. basket

Ancestry of “cesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cesta”

  • cesteria
  • cestaio
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