Where does “antihiatic” come from?
antihiatic (English) comes from English hiatic, from English hiatus, from Latin hiātus, from Latin hiō, from Proto-Italic hiāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.
antihiatic (English): Avoiding a hiatus
Definitions
- Avoiding a hiatus
Ancestry of “antihiatic”, step by step
antihiatic traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hiatic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hiatic | Of or relating to a hiatus |
| 2 | English | hiatus | A gap in a series, making it incomplete; An... |
| 3 | Latin | hiātus | a hiatus, opening (especially of the mouth), gap, aperture, cleft |
| 4 | Latin | hiō | to yawn, gape |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hiāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- | to gape, be wide open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |
via English anti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anti | Opposed to something; That has a torsion angle... |
| 2 | English | anti- | Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀντι- | anti-, against; like, reminiscent of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ᾰ̓ντῐ́ | opposite |
via Catalan hiat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | hiat | hiatus |