Etymology of the English word paybox
the English word
payboxderived 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
puxosderived from the English word
payderived from the Old French word
paiierderived from the Latin word
pacare (pacify, subdue)
derived from the Latin word
pax (peace; harmony)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
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Word found in Modern English
