Where does “bussi” come from?
bussi (Greenlandic) comes from Danish bus, from Danish omnibus, 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.
bussi (Greenlandic): bus
Definitions
- bus
Ancestry of “bussi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bus | bus, coach |
| 2 | Danish | omnibus | — |
| 3 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 4 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 5 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |