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Origin of hive

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hĆ«fr “ship's hull,” Latin cĆ«pa “vat”

OTHER WORDS FROM hive

hiveless, adjectivehivelike, adjectivehiver, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hive

hive
/ (haÉȘv) /

noun
verb

Derived forms of hive

hivelike, adjective

Word Origin for hive

Old English hÓŻf; related to Westphalian hĂŒwe, Old Norse hĆ«fr ship's hull, Latin cĆ«pa barrel, Greek kupē, Sanskrit kĆ«pa cave
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