Where does “hiatic” come from?
hiatic (English) comes 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-.
hiatic (English): Of or relating to a hiatus
Definitions
- Of or relating to a hiatus
Ancestry of “hiatic”, step by step
hiatic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hiatus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hiatus | A gap in a series, making it incomplete; An... |
| 2 | Latin | hiātus | a hiatus, opening (especially of the mouth), gap, aperture, cleft |
| 3 | Latin | hiō | to yawn, gape |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hiāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- | to gape, be wide open |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |