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Look up Omnibus, omnibus, or omnibuses in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Omnibus is the Latin for for all , and refers to a passenger-carrying vehicle, originally an enclosed horse-drawn one.
Word History: The English word supercilious ultimately derives from the Latin word supercilium, eyebrow.. Supercilium came to mean the eyebrow as used in frowning and expressing sternness, gravity, or haughtiness.. From there it developed the senses stern looks, severity, haughty demeanor, pride..