Where does “bostellus” come from?

bostellus (Latin) comes from Latin bostia, from Gaulish bostyā, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

bostellus (Latin): bushel

Definitions

  1. bushel

Ancestry of “bostellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbostiasmall box; reliquaire
2Gaulishbostyāhandful
3Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bostā →Every word from Gaulish bostyā →
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