Where does “circumhīscō” come from?

circumhīscō (Latin) comes from Latin hisco, from Latin hiō, from Proto-Italic hiāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

circumhīscō (Latin): to stare about with an open mouth

Definitions

  1. to stare about with an open mouth

Ancestry of “circumhīscō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhiscoI yawn, gape, open; I open the mouth, mutter,...
2Latinhiōto yawn, gape
3Proto-Italichiāō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁i-eh₂-to gape, be wide open
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- →