Where does “boxiness” come from?
boxiness (English) comes from English boxy, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre — he, she.
boxiness (English): The condition of being boxy
Definitions
- The condition of being boxy
Ancestry of “boxiness”, step by step
boxiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boxy | Box-like or box-shaped |
| 2 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 3 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 4 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 6 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 7 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 8 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |