buxus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- the evergreen box tree.
- a thing made of boxwood.
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek πύξος (boxwood, box tree).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πύξος
Gloss
boxwood, box tree
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- box English
- *buxita Latin
- buxetum Latin
- buxifer Latin
- buxis Latin
- pyxidem, pyxis Latin
- pyxis Latin
- Buchs German
- Buchsbaum German
- bossolo Italian
- bussola Italian
- busta Italian
- bustarella Italian
- bustina Italian
- bùssola, bussola Italian
- fuoribusta Italian
- imbustare Italian
- buxus Dutch, Flemish
- buje Spanish, Castilian
- παράπυξος Ancient Greek
- πυξίον Ancient Greek
- πυξίς Ancient Greek
- πύξινος Ancient Greek
- πύξος Ancient Greek
- πῠ́ξος Ancient Greek
- *bʰuH Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰérus Proto-Indo-European
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- puszka Polish
- box Old English
- boiste Old French
- boix Catalan, Valencian
- boeta Galician
- buxaina Galician
- buxo Galician
- buxola Galician
- búsula Galician
- buhsa Old High German
- bush Albanian
- *bussa Old Dutch
- *buhs Old Saxon
- bos Friulian
- bos Dalmatian