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Where does “superbus” come from?

superbus (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.

superbus (English): A bus which is larger than or superior to...

Definitions

  1. A bus which is larger than or superior to...

Ancestry of “superbus”, step by step

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-Italicopnis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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