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 (motor vehicle); bowser

Definitions

  1. tanker (motor vehicle); bowser

Ancestry of “motocisterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancisternatank; cistern
2Latincisternacistern, tank (for water), reservoir
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-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 →