Where does “bóstia” come from?

bóstia (Occitan) comes from Old French boiste, from Vulgar Latin buxita, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

bóstia (Occitan): box container

Definitions

  1. box container

Ancestry of “bóstia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboistebox, container
2Vulgar Latinbuxita
3Latinbuxisa box
4LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
5Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
6Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “bóstia

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πυξίςEvery word from Latin pyxis