Where does “hiō” come from?

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

hiō (Latin): to yawn, gape

Definitions

  1. to yawn, gape

Ancestry of “hiō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichiāō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁i-eh₂-to gape, be wide open
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “hiō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₁i-eh₂- →