Where does “Omnibus” come from?
Omnibus (German) comes 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.
Omnibus (German): omnibus
Definitions
- omnibus
Ancestry of “Omnibus”, step by step
Omnibus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French omnibus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 2 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |
via French ([[voiture]]) [[omnibus]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ([[voiture]]) [[omnibus]] | — |