Where does “girobusolă” come from?

girobusolă (Romanian) comes from Romanian busolă, from French boussole, from Italian bùssola, from Latin buxis, from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek πυξίς, from Ancient Greek πύξος — box tree; boxwood.

girobusolă (Romanian): gyrocompass

Definitions

gyrocompass

Ancestry of “girobusolă”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	busolă	compass
2	French	boussole	compass
3	Italian	bùssola	compass navigation instrument
4	Latin	buxis	a box
5	Latin	pyxis	A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries
6	Ancient Greek	πυξίς	box made of boxwood, box; tablet made of boxwood;...
7	Ancient Greek	πύξος	box tree; boxwood

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