Where does “bus” come from?

bus (Danish) comes from Danish omnibus, from French omnibus, from Latin omnibus, from Latin omnis, from Proto-Italic opnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

bus (Danish): bus, coach

Definitions

  1. bus, coach

Ancestry of “bus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishomnibus—
2FrenchomnibusPertaining to a local; omnibus, bus
3Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
4Latinomnisevery; all
5Proto-Italicopnisevery, all
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

Words derived from “bus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-s →Every word from Proto-Italic opnis →