Where does “bussionnettomuus” come from?
bussionnettomuus (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.
bussionnettomuus (Finnish): bus accident
Definitions
- bus accident
Ancestry of “bussionnettomuus”, step by step
bussionnettomuus 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 |
via Finnish onnettomuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | onnettomuus | accident; misfortune; unhappiness, miserableness,... |
| 2 | Finnish | onneton | unhappy; miserable; wretched |
| 3 | Finnish | onni | happiness; luck |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | onni | luck |