Where does “boête” come from?

boête (Norman) comes from Late Latin buxida, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

boête (Norman): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “boête”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbuxidanominative plural of buxīdum; accusative plural...
2LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
3Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
4Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “boête”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →