Where does “cisteína” come from?

cisteína (Spanish) comes from German Cystein, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cisteína (Spanish): cysteine

Definitions

  1. cysteine

Ancestry of “cisteína”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cisteína”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from German Cystein →