Translation
chest, crate; box
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Word origin
From German Kiste ('chest, crate'), which goes back through Latin cista to Greek kiste ('basket'). English chest grew from the same Latin word. A kesto is the sturdy container; a light cardboard box is a skatolo.
- Origin
- German, ultimately Greek via Latin
- Root
- cista
- English cognates
- chest, cistern
Examples
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The old books lie in a wooden chest.
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He carried a heavy crate to the house.
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She hid the letters in a small chest.
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Word family
Words built on kesto with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- tirkestonoun
drawer
tirikesto
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 11: kesto, flughaveno, fojfoje and 7 more words.