Where does “cisterne” come from?

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

cisterne (Italian): plural of cisterna

Definitions

plural of cisterna

Ancestry of “cisterne”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	cisterna	tank; cistern
2	Latin	cisterna	cistern, tank (for water), reservoir
3	Latin	cista	a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4	Ancient Greek	κύστις	bladder
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

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