Where does “semihians” come from?

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

semihians (Latin): half-open

Definitions

  1. half-open

Ancestry of “semihians”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhiansyawning, gaping
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- →