Where does “cisterna” come from?

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

cisterna (Latin): cistern, tank (for water), reservoir

Definitions

  1. cistern, tank (for water), reservoir

Ancestry of “cisterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cisterna”

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