Kist
/kɪst/noun
A chest, box, or coffin; also a Scottish/Irish term for a chest or storage case.
Did you know?In Scottish English, a kist could mean a chest or a coffin, showing how one word could hold both valuables and the dead.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kystis
“A box or container”
Ancient Greek
Greek
kístē (κίστη)
“A box, basket, or chest”
Latin
Latin
cista
“A box, chest, or casket”
Old French
Old French
ciste
“A box or chest”
Middle English
English
kist
“A chest or coffin, especially in Scots and northern English use”