Etymology of the English word boisterous
the English word
boisterousderived from the Old French word
boisteusderived from the Old French word
boistederived from the Late Latin word
buxisderived from the Greek word
puxis, πυξίς
derived from the Greek word
puxosDate
The earliest known usage of boisterous in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
