Where does “boiștean” come from?

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

boiștean (Romanian): common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Definitions

  1. common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)

Ancestry of “boiștean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboistebox, container
2Vulgar Latinbuxita
3Latinbuxisa box
4LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
5Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
6Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πυξίςEvery word from Latin pyxis