Where does “buxo” come from?
buxo (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese buxo, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.
buxo (Portuguese): box
Ancestry of “buxo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | buxo | — |
| 2 | Latin | buxus | the evergreen box tree; a thing made of boxwood |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πύξος | box tree; boxwood |
Words derived from “buxo”