Where does “boix” come from?

boix (Catalan) comes from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

boix (Catalan): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “boix”, step by step

boix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin buxus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbuxusthe evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood
2Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

via Chinese 倍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese倍—

Words derived from “boix”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Latin buxus →