Where does “bússola” come from?

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

bússola (Portuguese): compass

Definitions

  1. compass

Ancestry of “bússola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbùssolacompass navigation instrument
2Latinbuxisa box
3LatinpyxisA small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
4Ancient Greekπυξίςbox made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
5Ancient Greekπύξοςbox tree; boxwood
Every word from Ancient Greek πύξος →Every word from Ancient Greek πυξίς →Every word from Latin pyxis →