Where does “Reisebus” come from?
Reisebus (German) comes from German Bus, 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.
Reisebus (German): coach a bus used for longer journeys such as intercity services or tours
Definitions
- coach a bus used for longer journeys such as intercity services or tours
Ancestry of “Reisebus”, step by step
Reisebus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bus | bus public transport |
| 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 |
via German reise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reise | inflection of reisen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | reise | war expedition |
| 3 | Old High German | reisa | a setting out, expedtion, journey |
| 4 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |