"econobox" meaning in All languages combined

See econobox on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: econoboxes [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English econo- Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English econobox From econo- + box. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|econo-|box<id:container>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English econo- Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English econobox [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "box", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "buxis", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*buhsā", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "box", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "box", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "box", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "econobox", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="econobox"> From econo- + box., {{ety|en|:af|econo-|box<id:container>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English econo- substrateder.? Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)bor. Late Latin buxisbor. Proto-West Germanic *buhsā Old English box Middle English box English box English econobox From econo- + box. Head templates: {{en-noun}} econobox (plural econoboxes)
  1. (informal) A small, unassuming automobile. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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