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cistern (n.)
mid-13c., from Old French
cisterne
"cistern; dungeon, underground prison" (12c., Modern French
citerne
), from Latin
cisterna
"underground reservoir for water," from
cista
"chest, box," from Greek
kiste
"box, chest" (see
chest
).
