kista
Old Norse
noun
Definitions
- a chest
- a coffin
Etymology
Borrowed 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
- Kiste German
- cesta Italian
- cista Italian
- cesta Spanish, Castilian
- cesto Spanish, Castilian
- κίστη Ancient Greek
- *kisteh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- kiste Norwegian Bokmål
- cesta Portuguese
- *kistō Proto-Germanic
- hällkista Swedish
- kista Swedish
- kiste Norwegian Nynorsk
- likkiste Norwegian Nynorsk
- cest Old English
- kesja Old Norse
- kistill Old Norse
- kiste Danish
- skattekiste Danish
- kesto Esperanto
- kista Icelandic
- líkkista Icelandic
- cesta Romansh
- chaista Romansh
- chista Romansh
- cesta Asturian