Where does “cestaio” come from?

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

cestaio (Italian): basket maker; basket seller

Definitions

  1. basket maker; basket seller

Ancestry of “cestaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancestabasket
2Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →