Where does “ledbus” come from?
ledbus (Danish) comes from Danish bus, 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.
ledbus (Danish): articulated bus
Definitions
- articulated bus
Ancestry of “ledbus”, step by step
ledbus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bus | bus, coach |
| 2 | Danish | omnibus | — |
| 3 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 4 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 5 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |
via Danish led
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | led | joint; link; link, part |
| 2 | Old Danish | lith | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hlið | gate; side; a gap, gate, space |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlidą | lid, cover |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlitós | covered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |