Where does “cisto” come from?

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

cisto (Portuguese): cyst; cistus; rockrose

Definitions

  1. cyst; cistus; rockrose

Ancestry of “cisto”, step by step

cisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cystis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincystiscyst
2Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via New Latin Cistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinCistus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cystis →
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