Origin of hive
before 900; Middle English; Old English
hȳf; akin to Old Norse
hūfr ship's hull, Latin
cūpa vat
OTHER WORDS FROM hive
hive·less, adjective hive·like, adjective hiv·er, nounWords nearby hive
hittitology,
hitzig,
hiv,
hiv positive,
hiva oa,
hive,
hive bee,
hive dross,
hive mind,
hive off,
hives
Example sentences from the Web for hive
British Dictionary definitions for hive
hive
/ (haɪv) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of hive
hivelike, adjectiveWord Origin for hive
Old English
hӯf; related to Westphalian
hüwe, Old Norse
hūfr ship's hull, Latin
cūpa barrel, Greek
kupē, Sanskrit
kūpa cave