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

boisse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin bostia

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

via Vulgar Latin buttia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbuttia
2Latinbuttiscask, barrel
3Ancient Greekπυτίνηa flagon, flask
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰeHw-to swell, puff

Words derived from “boisse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷosto-Every word from Proto-Celtic bostāEvery word from Gaulish bostyā