Where does “bixo” come from?
bixo (Venetian) comes from Vulgar Latin bysseus, from Latin byssus, from Ancient Greek βύσσος, from Hebrew בּוּץ — byssus.
bixo (Venetian): gray; pea
Ancestry of “bixo”, step by step
bixo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin bysseus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | bysseus | cottony grey; cotton-coloured |
| 2 | Latin | byssus | byssus or sea silk |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | βύσσος | flax; linen; Levant cotton |
| 4 | Hebrew | בּוּץ | byssus |
via Latin pīsum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pīsum | pea, pease |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |