Where does “cista” come from?

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

cista (Latin): a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...

Definitions

  1. a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...

Ancestry of “cista”, step by step

cista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κύστις

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Ancient Greek κίστη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκίστηbox, chest, casket
2Proto-Indo-Europeankisteh₂woven container

Words derived from “cista”

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