myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of bosso

Etymology of the Italian word bosso

the Italian word bosso

derived from the Classical Latin word buxus (boxwood; a box tree; instrument)

derived from the Greek word puxos

Dutch buksboom, Dutch bus, English box, French boîte, French buis, German Buchhalter, German Buchse, German Büchse, Icelandic byssa, Norwegian buksbom, Portuguese buxo, Portuguese boeta, Provençal boissa, Provençal bois, Spanish box, Swedish buxbom, Swedish bössa