Old English word box comes from Ancient Greek πυξός, Ancient Greek πύξος, and later Latin buxum (Boxwood, box tree.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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πυξός | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
πύξος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
πυξίς | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
buxum | Latin (lat) | Boxwood, box tree. |
pyxis | Latin (lat) | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries. |
*buhsuz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Thing made of boxwood; box. |
*buhsuz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Boxtree. |
buxis | Late Latin (LL) | |
*buhsuz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Boxtree Thing made of boxwood; box. |
box | Old English (ang) |