Where does “busta” come from?

busta (Italian) comes from Old French boiste, from Vulgar Latin buxita, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

busta (Italian): envelope; cover

Definitions

  1. envelope; cover

Ancestry of “busta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchboistebox, container
2Vulgar Latinbuxita—
3Latinbuxisa box
4LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
5Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
6Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood

Words derived from “busta”

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