Where does “Debussy” come from?
Debussy (French) comes from English bussy, 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 — to work, toil, make; ability, force.
Ancestry of “Debussy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bussy | bus driver; transmasculine vulva; male anus |
| 2 | English | bus | A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of... |
| 3 | English | omnibus | A vehicle set up to carry many people; An... |
| 4 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 5 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 6 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |