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
Ancestry of “boisse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | bostia | handful; small box; reliquaire |
| 2 | Gaulish | bostyā | handful |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bostā | palm, fist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷosto- | — |
Words derived from “boisse”