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Where does “λεωφορειούχος” come from?

λεωφορειούχος (Greek) comes from Greek λεωφορείο, from Greek φορείο, from Ancient Greek φορεῖον, from Ancient Greek φορά, from Ancient Greek φέρω, from Proto-Hellenic pʰérō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

λεωφορειούχος (Greek): bus owner

Definitions

  1. bus owner

Ancestry of “λεωφορειούχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλεωφορείοbus, omnibus
2Greekφορείοstretcher, litter
3Ancient Greekφορεῖονsedan-chair
4Ancient Greekφοράan act; carrying; bringing in of money, payment
5Ancient GreekφέρωI bring, bear, carry
6Proto-Hellenicpʰérōto bear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
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