English → Latin
“cistern” in Latin
The English word cistern itself goes back to Latin cista, through cisterna.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cistern
cisterna: puteus (Hirt., B. Alex., 5, fin). Cistern-water, aqua cisternarum or cisternina: aqus specubus et puteis extracta (Hirt., B. Alex., 5, towards the end).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cistern?
- The usual Latin words for “cistern” are cisterna, puteus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.