Where does “buzola” come from?

buzola (Czech) comes from Italian bùssola, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

buzola (Czech): compass navigational device

Definitions

  1. compass navigational device

Ancestry of “buzola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbùssolacompass navigation instrument
2Latinbuxisa box
3LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
4Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
5Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →