Where does “bùssola” come from?

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

bùssola (Italian): compass navigation instrument

Definitions

  1. compass navigation instrument

Ancestry of “bùssola”, step by step

bùssola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin buxis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbuxisa box
2LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
3Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
4Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

via Late Latin buxula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbuxula—

Words derived from “bùssola”

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