myEtymology.com: English etymology of hatbox

Etymology of the English word hatbox

the English word hatbox

derived from the English word box

derived from the Classical Latin word buxus (boxwood; a box tree; instrument)

derived from the Greek word puxos

derived from the Late Latin word buxis

derived from the Greek word puxis, πυξίς

derived from the Greek word puxos

derived from the English word hat

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kai-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khattuz