Where does “cyst” come from?
cyst (Middle English) comes from Middle English cheste, from Old English ċest, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
cyst (Middle English): Alternative form of cheste
Definitions
- Alternative form of cheste
Ancestry of “cyst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cheste | A large container; a chest or footlocker; A safe,... |
| 2 | Old English | ċest | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 4 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |