Where does “ces” come from?

ces (Middle Irish) comes from Old Norse kesja, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

ces (Middle Irish): basket, hamper, pannier; bee-hive, skep; causeway...

Definitions

  1. basket, hamper, pannier; bee-hive, skep; causeway...

Ancestry of “ces”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekesja
2Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “ces

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-
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