bostezar.
to yawn
Meaning & usage
to yawn
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s Proto-Italic *ōs Latin ōs Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Proto-Italic *kieō Latin cieō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin citō Latin ōscitō ▲ Old Spanish bocainflu. Old Spanish bostezar Spanish bostezar Inherited from Old Spanish bostezar, from Latin ōscitāre (“to yawn, gape”), either through dissimilation of palatals or metathesis (from Vulgar Latin *ōsticāre). Prothetic /b/ probably from influence of boca (“mouth”). Cognate with English oscitate.
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