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Where does “hiulcus” come from?

hiulcus (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-.

hiulcus (Latin): gaping, split, cleft, opened, open; cracked;...

Definitions

  1. gaping, split, cleft, opened, open; cracked;...

Ancestry of “hiulcus”, 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 “hiulcus”

  • hiulce
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