cest
Old English
noun
Definitions
- box; coffer
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kistō (chest, box) derived from Latin cista (chest, box, casket) derived from Ancient Greek κίστη (box, chest, basket, hamper).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κίστη
Gloss
box, chest, basket, hamper
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
箱
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cist English
- cista Latin
- cisterna Latin
- Beziehungskiste German
- Getränkekiste German
- Grabbelkiste German
- Kiste German
- cesta Italian
- cista Italian
- bondskist Dutch, Flemish
- doodskist Dutch, Flemish
- hooikist Dutch, Flemish
- kist Dutch, Flemish
- kistrijder Dutch, Flemish
- legerkist Dutch, Flemish
- schatkist Dutch, Flemish
- soldatenkist Dutch, Flemish
- spreeuwenkist Dutch, Flemish
- verbondskist Dutch, Flemish
- vrieskist Dutch, Flemish
- zeepkist Dutch, Flemish
- cesta Spanish, Castilian
- cesto Spanish, Castilian
- κίστη Ancient Greek
- *kisteh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- kiste Norwegian Bokmål
- cesta Portuguese
- *kistō Proto-Germanic
- kista Swedish
- kiste Norwegian Nynorsk
- ċest Old English
- kesja Old Norse
- kista Old Norse
- kistill Old Norse
- kiste Danish
- kesto Esperanto
- kista Icelandic
- kiste Middle Dutch
- kista Old High German
- kis Afrikaans
- kiste Middle High German
- cesta Romansh
- chaista Romansh
- chista Romansh
- cesta Asturian