Where does “nivelbussi” come from?
nivelbussi (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.
nivelbussi (Finnish): articulated bus
Definitions
- articulated bus
Ancestry of “nivelbussi”, step by step
nivelbussi 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 nivel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nivel | joint; articulation |
| 2 | Finnish | niveljalkainen | An arthropod |
| 3 | New Latin | Arthropoda | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄρθρον | joint; limb; articulation |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀραρίσκω | join, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -σκω | Primitive suffix used to form present-tense... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |