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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hio.

to yawn, gape

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈhi.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈiː.o]
  1. to yawn, gape

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  2. to stand open

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  3. to pause, connect badly

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  4. to be amazed, gape in wonder

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  5. to bawl out, utter, sing

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂iéh₂yeti Proto-Italic *hiāō Latin hiō From Proto-Italic *hiāō, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₁i-eh₂-yé-ti, from *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, be wide open”). Cognates include Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō), Tocharian A śew, Tocharian B kāy-, Lithuanian žioti, Russian зия́ть (zijátʹ), Sanskrit विजिहीते (vijihīte), and Proto-Germanic *gīnaną, *ganōną (English yawn).

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