Etymology

econobox

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Today it means: A small, unassuming automobile. Full definition →

English box ← Middle English box ← Old English box
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The story

  1. Englishecono-
  2. Late Latinbuxis
  3. Proto-West Germanic*buhsā
  4. Old Englishbox
  5. Middle Englishbox
  6. Englishbox
  7. English todayeconobox

From econo- + box.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.