Where does “scuolabus” come from?
scuolabus (Italian) comes from Italian bus, 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.
scuolabus (Italian): school bus
Definitions
- school bus
Ancestry of “scuolabus”, step by step
scuolabus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian bus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bus | bus |
| 2 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 3 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 4 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |
via Italian scuola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | scuola | school; class, lesson; grade |
| 2 | Latin | schola | Leisure time given to learning; schooltime,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σχολή | leisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | skʰolā́ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sǵʰ-h₃-léh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seǵʰ- | to hold; to overpower |