Where does “cisterne” come from?

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

cisterne (Middle English): cistern water receptacle

Definitions

  1. cistern water receptacle

Ancestry of “cisterne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcisterne—
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

Words derived from “cisterne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →