Where does “bosso” come from?

bosso (Italian) comes from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

bosso (Italian): box; boxwood

Definitions

  1. box; boxwood

Ancestry of “bosso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbuxusthe evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood
2Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξοςEvery word from Latin buxus