Where does “hiatus” come from?

hiatus (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-.

hiatus (Portuguese): Alternative form of hiato

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hiato

Ancestry of “hiatus”, 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- →