Where does “boxer” come from?
boxer (Romanian) comes from German boxer, from German boxen, from Italian boxare, from Russian боксировать, from Russian бокс, from French boxe, from French boxer, from English box — army.
boxer (Romanian): boxer
Ancestry of “boxer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | boxer | — |
| 2 | German | boxen | to box |
| 3 | Italian | boxare | to box |
| 4 | Russian | боксировать | to box |
| 5 | Russian | бокс | boxing; box; box cut |
| 6 | French | boxe | Combat sport between two adversaries; Boxing;... |
| 7 | French | boxer | boxer; boxer shorts, boxers; to box |
| 8 | English | box | Senses relating to a three-dimensional object or... |
| 9 | Latin | bōx | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | βῶξ | box |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βόαξ | — |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 13 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |