Where does “busdrager” come from?
busdrager (Dutch) comes from Dutch bus, 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.
busdrager (Dutch): rifleman
Ancestry of “busdrager”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bus | bus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus |
| 2 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | opnis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |