Where does “bussimaksu” come from?
bussimaksu (Finnish) comes from Finnish bussi, 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.
bussimaksu (Finnish): bus fare
Definitions
- bus fare
Ancestry of “bussimaksu”, step by step
bussimaksu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish bussi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | bussi | bus |
| 2 | English | omnibus | A vehicle set up to carry many people; An... |
| 3 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 4 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 5 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |