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Where does “boxare” come from?

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

boxare (Italian): to box

Definitions

  1. to box

Ancestry of “boxare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boxare”

  • boxo
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