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Etymology of the Italian word cisterna

the Italian word cisterna
derived from the Latin word cisterna (reservoir; cistern; underground, sunken tank)
derived from the Latin word cista (chest, box; box for sacred ceremonial objects)
derived from the Greek word kiste, κίστη

Derivations in Italian

cisternista, cisterniero, autocisterna, aviocisterna, motocisterna, supercisterna, turbocisterna, ventricolocisternale, aerocisterna, ventricolocisternostomia, cisternografia

Cognates

English cistern, French citerne, German Zisterne, Italian citerna, Lithuanian cisterna, Norwegian sisterne, Polish cysterna, Provençal cisterna, Russian циcтepн, Spanish citerna, Swedish cistern



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