Etymology of the English word bus
the English word bus
Date
The earliest known usage of bus in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
airbus,
busload,
busman,
debus,
embus,
microbus,
motorbus,
autobus,
buswayCognates
Dutch
omnibus, German
Omnibus, Norwegian
omnibus, Swedish
omnibusUsage
Word found in Modern English
