Focal an Lae #258
The Word of the Day in Irish

Word: ciste (KISH-chuh) [k′is′t′ə]

Meaning: ciste = treasure, fund, coffer

Usage:

History: Old Irish “ciste” was taken from Old Norse “kista” (box), which was borrowed from Latin “cista” (box), which was borrowed from Greek “kistē” (basket, box) from Indo-European *kistā (basket). English “chest” is a cognate.

Scottish Gaelic: ciste

2008-06-19 CPD