Where does “cisterna” come from?

cisterna (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish cisterna, from Latin cisterna, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cisterna (Spanish): cistern

Definitions

  1. cistern

Ancestry of “cisterna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishcisternacistern, well
2Latincisternacistern, tank (for water), reservoir
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →