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Where does “omnibus” come from?

omnibus (Danish) comes 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.

Ancestry of “omnibus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “omnibus”

  • buskort
  • bogbus
  • bus
  • ledbus
  • bussi
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