English
cyst
Cyst comes from Late Latin cystis, and goes back to Ancient Greek κύστις ‘anatomical sac’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύστιςkústis‘anatomical sac’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcystis
- Englishtodaycyst
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκύστιςkústis‘anatomical sac’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEcystis
- Englishtodaycyst
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- ‘to swell’
church, jail, cave, cage, kirk, cavity, excavation, hound, gaol, excavate, cumulus, cajole, caul, cavil, 41 more
Today it means
noun A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek κύστις / cyst