Where does “omnibus” come from?

omnibus (Dutch) comes 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
1Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
2Latinomnisevery; all
3Proto-Italicopnisevery, all
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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