Where does “hiscens” come from?

hiscens (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-.

hiscens (Latin): yawning; uttering

Definitions

  1. yawning; uttering

Ancestry of “hiscens”, 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-
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