hiatus- root words — words with the hiatus- root

The root hiatus- comes from Latin hiare, meaning gape, open. 2 words in Dendril are built from it, including hiatus, hiatal. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the hiatus- root

Explore words with hiatus- — words containing the hiatus- root and sharing its sense of "gape, open". Examples include hiatus, hiatal. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does hiatus- mean?

The hiatus- root means gape, open, from Latin hiare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.