Where does “boiste” come from?

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

boiste (Old French): box, container

Definitions

  1. box, container

Ancestry of “boiste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boiste”

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