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Where does “midibus” come from?

midibus (English) comes from English minibus, 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 — to work, toil, make; ability, force.

midibus (English): A single-decker bus, generally smaller than a...

Definitions

  1. A single-decker bus, generally smaller than a...

Ancestry of “midibus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminibusA small bus, especially one used as transport for...
2EnglishbusA motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of...
3EnglishomnibusA vehicle set up to carry many people; An...
4FrenchomnibusPertaining to a local; omnibus, bus
5Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
6Latinomnisevery; all
7Proto-Italicopnis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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