Where does “motocisterna” come from?
motocisterna (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.
motocisterna (Italian): tanker ; bowser
Ancestry of “motocisterna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | cisterna | tank; cistern |
| 2 | Latin | cisterna | cistern, tank , 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 |