Where does “oscitate” come from?

oscitate (English) comes from Latin oscitatus, from Latin ōscitō, from Latin citō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

oscitate (English): To gape; to yawn

Definitions

  1. To gape; to yawn

Ancestry of “oscitate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoscitatusyawning
2Latinōscitōto open one's mouth, gape
3Latincitōquickly, fast
4Latin-tōForms here
5Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
6Proto-Italic-tus—
7Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin -tō →
oscitate — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer