cesta
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- basket
- (Spain) laundry basket, hamper made of plastic
- (Mexico) laundry basket, hamper made of soft material such as polyester and/or cotton
Etymology
Inherited 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
- bookchest English
- chest English
- chestage English
- chestal English
- chested English
- chestful English
- chestguard English
- chestless English
- chestlike English
- chestly English
- chestpad English
- chesty English
- cist English
- coolchest English
- crescentchest English
- midchest English
- toychest English
- windchest English
- cista Latin
- cisterna Latin
- Kiste German
- cesta Italian
- cista Italian
- cestero Spanish, Castilian
- cesto Spanish, Castilian
- κίστη Ancient Greek
- *kisteh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- kiste Norwegian Bokmål
- cesta Portuguese
- *kistō Proto-Germanic
- cheste Middle English
- kesja Old Norse
- kista Old Norse
- kesto Esperanto
- cesta Romansh
- chaista Romansh
- chista Romansh
- cesta Asturian