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Where does “hisco” come from?

hisco (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-.

hisco (Latin): I yawn, gape, open; I open the mouth, mutter,...

Definitions

  1. I yawn, gape, open; I open the mouth, mutter,...

Ancestry of “hisco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhiō—
2Proto-Italichiāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₁i-eh₂-to gape, be wide open
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “hisco”

  • dehiscence
  • dehiscent
  • indehiscent
  • dehisce
  • nondehiscent
  • hiscendus
  • hiscere
  • dehiscentem
  • dehisco
  • hiscens
  • dehiscentia
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