πυξίς
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- box made of boxwood, box
- tablet made of boxwood
- cylinder
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (boxwood).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πῠ́ξος
Gloss
boxwood
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Pyxis English
- pyxis English
- *buxita Latin
- buxetum Latin
- buxida Latin
- buxifer Latin
- buxis Latin
- buxus Latin
- pyxidem, pyxis Latin
- pyxis Latin
- Buchs German
- bossolo Italian
- bussola Italian
- bùssola, bussola Italian
- buxus Dutch, Flemish
- pyxis Dutch, Flemish
- buje Spanish, Castilian
- πύξος Ancient Greek
- πῠ́ξος Ancient Greek
- *bʰuH Proto-Indo-European
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- puszka Polish
- بقس Arabic
- boiste Old French
- boix Catalan, Valencian
- boeta Galician
- buxo Galician
- buxola Galician
- búsula Galician
- būhse Old High German
- bush Albanian
- bos Friulian
- piseóc Middle Irish
- bos Dalmatian