chest

English

/t͡ʃɛst/

noun
Definitions
  • A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid.
  • (obsolete) A coffin.
  • The place in which public money is kept; a treasury.
  • A chest of drawers.
  • (anatomy) The portion of the front of the human body from the base of the neck to the top of the abdomen; the thorax. Also the analogous area in other animals.
  • A hit or blow made with one's chest.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cheste inherited from Old English ċest inherited from Proto-Germanic *kistō (chest, box) derived from Latin cista (chest, box, casket) derived from Ancient Greek κίστη (box, chest, basket, hamper) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂ (woven container).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kisteh₂

Gloss

woven container

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