Where does “미니버스” come from?

미니버스 (Korean) comes from English minibus, 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.

미니버스 (Korean): minibus

Definitions

  1. minibus

Ancestry of “미니버스”, step by step

미니버스 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English minibus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminibusA small bus, especially one used as transport for...
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-Italicopnisevery, all
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-ni-sworking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ep-to work, toil, make; ability, force

via Korean 버스

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean버스bus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ep-ni-sEvery word from Proto-Italic opnis
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