Etymology of the English word boxing
the English word
boxingusing the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
boxderived from the Classical Latin word
buxus (boxwood; a box tree; instrument)
derived from the Greek word
puxosderived from the Late Latin word
buxisderived from the Greek word
puxis, πυξίς
derived from the Greek word
puxosDerivations in English
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Word found in Old English, Modern English
