Where does “cistfaen” come from?
cistfaen (Welsh) comes from Welsh cist, from Old English ċist, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Ancestry of “cistfaen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | cist | chest, trunk; boot, trunk; cist |
| 2 | Old English | ċist | chest, casket; coffin; rush basket; box |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kistu | chest strong box |
| 4 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |