Where does “boussole” come from?

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

boussole (French): compass

Definitions

  1. compass

Ancestry of “boussole”, 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

Words derived from “boussole”

Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →