Etymology

unboxing

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Today it means: The removal of something from its box; an unpacking. Full definition →

English unbox ← Middle English box ← Old English box
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unboxing · verb1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

unboxing · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Ancient Greekπῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos)
  10. Ancient Greekπυξίς (puxís)
  11. Late Latinbuxis
  12. Proto-West Germanic*buhsā
  13. Old Englishbox
  14. Middle Englishbox
  15. Englishbox
  16. Englishunbox
  17. English todayunboxing

From unbox + -ing (gerundive ending).

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