Where does “boxeur” come from?
boxeur (Portuguese) comes from French boxeur, from French boxer, from English box, from Latin bōx, from Ancient Greek βῶξ, from Ancient Greek βόαξ, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
boxeur (Portuguese): boxer
Ancestry of “boxeur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | boxeur | boxer |
| 2 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 3 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 4 | Latin | bōx | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |