Where does “microtransit” come from?
microtransit (English) comes from English transit, from French transit, from Latin trānsitus, from Latin trānseō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn — smoke; mist, haze.
microtransit (English): Privately-operated services providing an alternative to public transport, somewhat more tailored to the individual passenger (but not to the extent of a private taxicab); for example, passengers might be expected to join the vehicle at certain computer-generated pick-up points based on desired route
Definitions
- Privately-operated services providing an alternative to public transport, somewhat more tailored to the individual passenger (but not to the extent of a private taxicab); for example, passengers might be expected to join the vehicle at certain computer-generated pick-up points based on desired route
Ancestry of “microtransit”, step by step
microtransit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English transit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | transit | The act of passing over, across, or through... |
| 2 | French | transit | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | Latin | trānsitus | traversed, passed through |
| 4 | Latin | trānseō | to traverse; cross, cross over; go across or over; pass, pass through, over or by |
| 5 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 6 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 7 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |