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Where does “boisse” come from?

boisse (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin bostia, from Gaulish bostyā, from Proto-Celtic bostā, from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-.

boisse (Old French): a sixth of a bushel

Definitions

  1. a sixth of a bushel

Ancestry of “boisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbostiahandful; small box; reliquaire
2Gaulishbostyāhandful
3Proto-Celticbostāpalm, fist
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷosto-—

Words derived from “boisse”

  • bushel
  • bushelful
  • bushelman
  • bushelwoman
  • bushelage
  • бушель
  • boisseau
  • bušel
  • boissel
  • buisset
  • bouessé
  • bouissé
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