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Where does “autobús” come from?

autobús (Spanish) comes from French autobus, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

autobús (Spanish): bus, coach

Definitions

  1. bus, coach

Ancestry of “autobús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautobusbus, coach
2Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
3Frenchauto-auto-
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—

Words derived from “autobús”

  • bus
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