English
inhiation
Inhiation comes from Latin inhiātiō ‘gaping’, from inhiō ‘to gape, such as in amazement’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰeh₂-‘to gape, be wide open’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰh₂iéh₂yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hiāōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhiō‘gape’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinhiō‘to gape, such as in amazement’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinhiātiō‘gaping’
- Englishearliest quotation 1620inhiation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰeh₂-‘to gape, be wide open’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰh₂iéh₂yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*hiāōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhiō‘gape’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinhiō‘to gape, such as in amazement’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinhiātiō‘gaping’
- Englishearliest quotation 1620inhiation
Earliest quotation: 1620, Joseph Hall: “Who was he […] that said, "Marriage was a…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, be wide open’
goal, gas, gap, chaos, gum, gill, chaotic, gab, gape, 9 more
through Latin hiō ‘gape’
Today it means
noun A gaping after; eager desire; craving.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- / inhiation