Where does “busse” come from?

busse (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *buhsa, from Proto-Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

busse (Middle Low German): gun

Definitions

  1. gun

Ancestry of “busse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxon*buhsa—
2Proto-Germanic*buhsā—
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 “busse”

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