Where does “ô tô buýt” come from?

ô tô buýt (Vietnamese) 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 — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ô tô buýt (Vietnamese): minibus small bus

Definitions

  1. minibus small bus

Ancestry of “ô tô buýt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchautobusbus, coach
2Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
3Frenchauto-auto- regarding oneself
4Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
5Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewEvery word from Ancient Greek αὐτός