Where does “buxeto” come from?
buxeto (Ido) comes from Ido buxo, from German Büchse, from Middle High German bühse, from Old High German buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς — box tree; boxwood.
buxeto (Ido): small box
Ancestry of “buxeto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ido | buxo | box |
| 2 | German | Büchse | box, can; rifle |
| 3 | Middle High German | bühse | — |
| 4 | Old High German | buhsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *buhsā | — |
| 6 | Latin | buxis | a box |
| 7 | Latin | pyxis | A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πυξίς | box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |