Where does “biss” come from?
biss (Maltese) comes from Arabic بَسّ, from Persian بس, from English bus, from English omnibus, from French omnibus, from Latin omnibus, from Latin omnis, from Proto-Italic opnis — to work, toil, make; ability, force.
biss (Maltese): only
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Ancestry of “biss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَسّ | cat |
| 2 | Persian | بس | enough, sufficiently; only; many |
| 3 | English | bus | A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of... |
| 4 | English | omnibus | A vehicle set up to carry many people; An... |
| 5 | French | omnibus | Pertaining to a local; omnibus, bus |
| 6 | Latin | omnibus | dative masculine plural of omnis; dative feminine... |
| 7 | Latin | omnis | every; all |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | opnis | every, all |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep-ni-s | working |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ep- | to work, toil, make; ability, force |