myEtymology.com: Swedish etymology of cistern

Etymology of the Swedish word cistern

the Swedish word cistern

derived from the German word Zisterne

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

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