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Etymology of the English word soundbox

the English word soundbox
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 sound
derived from the Old French word son
derived from the Late Latin word sonus (noise, sound)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *swen-
derived from the Old French word soner
derived from the Proto-Germanic word sumdan
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sundas

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