Where does “boîte crânienne” come from?
boîte crânienne (French) comes from French boîte, from Old French boiste, from Vulgar Latin buxita, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.
boîte crânienne (French): cranium, neurocranium, braincase
Definitions
- cranium, neurocranium, braincase
Ancestry of “boîte crânienne”, step by step
boîte crânienne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French boîte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | boîte | box; tin, can; Ellipsis of boîte de nuit: club,... |
| 2 | Old French | boiste | box, container |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | buxita | — |
| 4 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 5 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |
via French crânienne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crânienne | — |