Where does “πυξίδα” come from?

πυξίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

πυξίδα (Greek): compass

Definitions

  1. compass

Ancestry of “πυξίδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
2Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →