pyxis
Latin
noun
Definitions
- A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (box, box tablet made of boxwood, cylinder).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πυξίς
Gloss
box, box tablet made of boxwood, cylinder
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
箱
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Pyxis English
- pyxis English
- *buxita Latin
- buxis Latin
- buxus Latin
- pyxidem, pyxis Latin
- bussola Italian
- bùssola, bussola Italian
- pyxis Dutch, Flemish
- buje Spanish, Castilian
- πυξίς Ancient Greek
- πῠ́ξος Ancient Greek
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- puszka Polish
- piseog Irish
- puška Czech
- boiste Old French
- puška Serbo-Croatian
- boeta Galician
- buxola Galician
- búsula Galician
- būhse Old High German
- piseach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- puška Slovak
- puška Slovene
- piseóc Middle Irish