Where does “hiātus” come from?
hiātus (Latin) comes from Latin hiō, from Proto-Italic hiāō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.
hiātus (Latin): a hiatus, opening (especially of the mouth), gap, aperture, cleft
Definitions
- a hiatus, opening (especially of the mouth), gap, aperture, cleft
Ancestry of “hiātus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hiō | to yawn, gape |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | hiāō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- | to gape, be wide open |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |