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Where does “πυξίδιον” come from?

πυξίδιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς, from Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος — boxwood; box tree.

Ancestry of “πυξίδιον”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπῠξῐ́ς—
2Ancient Greekπῠ́ξοςboxwood; box tree
Every word from Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος →