Etymology of the English word strongbox
the English word
strongboxderived 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
strongderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*strangazUsage
Word found in Modern English
