Where does “cistico” come from?

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

cistico (Italian): cystic

Definitions

  1. cystic

Ancestry of “cistico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancisticyst or cysts
2Latincystiscyst
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 cystis →