to box (fight against (a person) in a boxing match)
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bok.seˈa(ʁ)/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Middle English box
English boxbor.
Portuguese boxe
Proto-Italic *-āzi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old Galician-Portuguese -ar
Portuguese -ar
Portuguese boxear
From boxe + -ar.