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Where does “busáras” come from?

busáras (Irish) comes from Irish 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.

busáras (Irish): bus station

Definitions

  1. bus station

Ancestry of “busáras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbusbus
2EnglishbusA motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of...
3EnglishomnibusA vehicle set up to carry many people; An...
4FrenchomnibusPertaining to a local; omnibus, bus
5Latinomnibusdative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine...
6Latinomnisevery; all
7Proto-Italicopnis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force
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