Where does “omnibus” come from?
Omnibus comes from French omnibus, from Latin omnibus (dative/ablative plural of omnis, meaning "all"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-.
omnibus (English): A vehicle set up to carry many people; An...
Definitions
- A vehicle set up to carry many people; An...
Ancestry of “omnibus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 2 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | opnis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |