Where does “turbocisterna” come from?

turbocisterna (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.

turbocisterna (Italian): turbine-driven tanker

Definitions

  1. turbine-driven tanker

Ancestry of “turbocisterna”, 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
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