Home › Words › C › cistulacistulacistula means A little box or chest.EtymologyFrom Latin cistula.nounA little box or chest.e.g.“Let us now, however, point out how to make a catoptric cistula to represent the objects within it prodigiously multiplied, and diffused through a vast space.” — 1829, The London Encyclopaedia, page 264:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cist 73% match — A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece. vs cistula →cysticle 66% match — A small cyst. vs cistula →cisternal 63% match — Relating to cisterns or cisternae vs cistula →cistern 62% match — A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. vs cistula →cystis 62% match — A cyst. vs cistula →chylocyst 61% match — Synonym of cisterna chyli. vs cistula →coffret 60% match — A small box or chest; casket. vs cistula →cistophorus 59% match — an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista vs cistula →