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cistula.

little/small box/chest; small basket (L+S);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɪs.tʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃis.tu.la]

  1. a basket

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. diminutive of cista: a small chest

    declension-1 · diminutive · feminine · form-of
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē)bor. Latin cista Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cistula From cista (“a trunk, a chest, a casket”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

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