Where does “cesto” come from?
cesto (Portuguese) comes from Latin cestus, from Latin caestus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.
cesto (Portuguese): basket
Ancestry of “cesto”, step by step
cesto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cestus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | cestus | a girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the... |
| 2 | Latin | caestus | a type of boxing glove made from a strap of... |
| 3 | Latin | caedō | to cut, hew, fell |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaidō | to cut, to hew, to fell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂id- | — |
via Portuguese cesta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | cesta | basket |
| 2 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “cesto”