Where does “hiato” come from?

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

hiato (Portuguese): hiatus; interruption; pause

Definitions

  1. hiatus; interruption; pause

Ancestry of “hiato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhiātusa hiatus, opening (especially of the mouth), gap, aperture, cleft
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- →