omnibus

omnibus
omnibus (n.) 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from Fr. (voiture) omnibus " (carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from L. omnibus "for all," dative plural of omnis "all" (see OMNI (Cf. omni)-). Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or '20, in London from 1829. In reference to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (Cf. BUSBOY (Cf. busboy)). As an adjective in English from 1842.

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  • Omnibus — may refer to: Contents 1 See also Law Omnibus bill, a single legislative document containing many laws or amendments Omnibus spending bill, a single legislative document that sets the budget of many government departments Omnibus clause …   Wikipedia

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  • Omnibus — Sm std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. (voiture) omnibus (eigentlich Fahrzeug für alle ), dieses aus l. omnibus für alle , zu l. omnēs alle . Die Kurzform Bus aus ne. bus.    Ebenso nndl. omnibus, ne. bus, nschw. omnibus, nnorw. omnibus …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Omnibus — Omnibus: Das Substantiv wurde im 19. Jh. aus gleichbed. frz. omnibus (eigentlich wohl voiture omnibus »Wagen für alle«) entlehnt (lat. omnibus »für alle« ist der Dativ von lat. omnes »alle«). Häufiger als die Vollform »Omnibus« ist die Mitte des… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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  • omnibus — ȍmnibus m DEFINICIJA 1. pov. prom. zatvorena putnička kola s konjskom zapregom u gradskom prometu; konjski tramvaj 2. prom. autobus u gradskom prijevozu 3. knjiž. knjiga s cjelovitom zbirkom (članaka, eseja, pripovijedaka, pjesama) jednog ili… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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  • ómnibus — ‘Vehículo de transporte colectivo por carretera’. En España significa también ‘tren que para en todas las estaciones’. Es invariable en plural (→ plural, 1f): «Empleados que corrían hacia los ómnibus y los tranvías» (Ribeyro Geniecillos [Perú… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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