pyx
The origin and history of pyx.
Etymology
Pyx comes from Late Middle English pix or pixe, itself from Late Latin pyxis, meaning a vessel for holding a host. This in turn traces back through Latin and Greek to a word for a box made of boxwood.
The origin and history of pyx.
Pyx comes from Late Middle English pix or pixe, itself from Late Latin pyxis, meaning a vessel for holding a host. This in turn traces back through Latin and Greek to a word for a box made of boxwood.
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