Where does “busfare” come from?
busfare (English) comes from English bus, from English 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.
busfare (English): The passenger fare charged for riding on a bus
Definitions
- The passenger fare charged for riding on a bus
Ancestry of “busfare”, step by step
busfare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bus | A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of... |
| 2 | English | omnibus | A vehicle set up to carry many people; An... |
| 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 English fare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fare | A going; journey; travel; voyage; course;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fare | journey, going |
| 3 | Old English | fær | sudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *far | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |