box- root words — words with the box- root

The root box- comes from Latin buxus, meaning container. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including mailbox, boxcar, lunchbox, matchbox, tinderbox, boxwood, gearbox, inbox, pillbox, sandbox, strongbox, boxroom. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the box- root

Explore words with box- — words containing the box- root and sharing its sense of "container". Examples include mailbox, boxcar, lunchbox, matchbox, tinderbox, boxwood, gearbox, inbox, pillbox, sandbox, strongbox, boxroom. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The box- root means container, from Latin buxus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.