Where does “arquebuse” come from?
arquebuse (French) comes from Dutch haakbus, from Dutch bus, 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.
arquebuse (French): arquebus; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- arquebus; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “arquebuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | haakbus | harquebus, arquebus |
| 2 | Dutch | bus | bus, omnibus; minibus, minivan; bus |
| 3 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 4 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |