LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hir.

hand

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhiːr]Classical-Latin[ˈir]

hand
indeclinable · no-genitive · rare

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-ōr Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr Proto-Italic *hezor Latin hir Inherited from Proto-Italic *hezor, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr, from *ǵʰes- + *-ōr. Related to hostia, hostus.

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