Where does “citybus” come from?

citybus (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.

citybus (English): A bus for use in a city

Definitions

  1. A bus for use in a city

Ancestry of “citybus”, step by step

citybus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbusA motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of...
2EnglishomnibusA vehicle set up to carry many people; An...
3FrenchomnibusPertaining to a local; omnibus, bus
4Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
5Latinomnisevery; all
6Proto-Italicopnisevery, all
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

via English city

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcityA large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes...
2Middle Englishcitecity
3Old FrenchcitetAlternative form of cité
4Latincīvitās
5Proto-Italickeiwissociety; citizen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-sEvery word from Proto-Italic opnis