417: box Jan 29, 2015

Originally 'box' comes from the Greek word 'puxos'. This word meant the tree or the wood thereof only from the box-tree. The wood of this tree is hard and heavy, often used for engraving onto and for making musical instruments, in addition to making boxes. Overtime, the word included the meaning of anything in the shape of a box, such as cardboard boxes, or boxing rings. The transformation from a 'p' to a 'b' occurred in Latin, and was from there adopted into late Old English.