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Where does “Boxer” come from?

Boxer (German) comes from German boxen, from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from English box, from French boxer, from French -er — he, she.

Boxer (German): boxer

Definitions

  1. boxer

Ancestry of “Boxer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanboxento box
2Italianboxareto box
3Russianбоксироватьto box
4Russianбоксboxing; box; box cut
5FrenchboxeCombat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;...
6EnglishboxSenses relating to a three-dimensional object or...
7Frenchboxerboxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box
8French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
9English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
10Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
11Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
12Latin-āre—
13Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
14Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
15Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
16Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
17Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Boxer”

  • Boxerin
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