Etymology of the French word boîte

Date

The earliest known usage of boîte in French dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in French

déboîter, emboîter, boitard, boîtage, ouvre-boîte, boîtier

Derivations in other languages

Italian boîte, Italian boetta

Cognates

Dutch buksboom, Dutch bus, English box, French buis, German Buchhalter, German Buchse, German Büchse, Icelandic byssa, Italian bosso, Norwegian buksbom, Portuguese buxo, Portuguese boeta, Provençal boissa, Provençal bois, Spanish box, Swedish buxbom, Swedish bössa