Where does “boisseau” come from?
boisseau (French) comes from Old French boissel, from Old French boisse, from Medieval Latin bostia, from Gaulish bostyā, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.
boisseau (French): bushel; hollow cylinder
Ancestry of “boisseau”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | boissel | bushel |
| 2 | Old French | boisse | a sixth of a bushel |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | bostia | handful; small box; reliquaire |
| 4 | Gaulish | bostyā | handful |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | bostā | palm, fist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷosto- | — |