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