Where does “gimbus” come from?
gimbus (Polish) comes from Polish bus, from Polish autobus, from German Autobus, from English autobus, from English auto-, from English automatic, from French automatique, from French automate — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
gimbus (Polish): school bus that transports students to a...
Definitions
- school bus that transports students to a...
Ancestry of “gimbus”, step by step
gimbus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish bus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | bus | bus |
| 2 | Polish | autobus | bus |
| 3 | German | Autobus | bus |
| 4 | English | autobus | A bus that is a motor vehicle, as opposed to... |
| 5 | English | auto- | Regarding oneself; automatic; relating to cars or... |
| 6 | English | automatic | Capable of operating without external control or... |
| 7 | French | automatique | automatic |
| 8 | French | automate | automaton |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | accident, mere chance |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via Polish gimnazjum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | gimnazjum | A type of secondary school in Poland, starting at... |
| 2 | German | Gymnasium | grammar school (UK), prep school (US) school used to prepare students for university |
| 3 | Latin | Gymnasium | character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάσιον | bodily exercises; gymnastic school, school |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάζω | to train naked; to train |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γυμνός | naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷomnós | naked, nude |