box

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Old English word box comes from Ancient Greek πυξός, Ancient Greek πύξος, and later Latin buxum (Boxwood, box tree.)

πυξός (Ancient Greek)

πύξος (Ancient Greek)

πυξίς (Ancient Greek)

buxum (Latin)

Boxwood, box tree.

pyxis (Latin)

A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries.

*buhsuz (Proto-Germanic)

Thing made of boxwood; box.

*buhsuz (Proto-Germanic)

Boxtree.

buxis (Late Latin)

*buhsuz (Proto-Germanic)

Boxtree Thing made of boxwood; box.

box (Old English)

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