Where does “buks” come from?
buks (Dutch) comes from German Buchs, from Old Saxon buhs, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.
buks (Dutch): shotgun; box
Ancestry of “buks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Buchs | boxwood; genitive singular of Buch |
| 2 | Old Saxon | buhs | — |
| 3 | Latin | buxus | the evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |
Words derived from “buks”