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Where does “buxo” come from?
buxo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.
Ancestry of “buxo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
buxus
the evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood
2
Ancient Greek
πύξος
box tree; boxwood
Words derived from “buxo”
buxo
buxo
buxeira
buxeiro
buxaina
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