Latin

hiō

‘to be open’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin hiō.

7 English words in this record descend from Latin hiō, most familiar first.

• hiatus
• dehiscent ← dehīscentem ← dehīscō ← hīscō
• dehisce ← dehīscō
• hiate
• hiation ← hiate
• inhiate ← inhiō
• inhiation ← inhiātiō ← inhiō

Etymograph / Latin hiō