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Where does “ὄζω” come from?

ὄζω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

ὄζω (Ancient Greek): to smell; there is a smell

Definitions

  1. to smell; there is a smell

Ancestry of “ὄζω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “ὄζω”

  • ozone
  • nematode
  • osmium
  • ozonation
  • osmic
  • trematode
  • nematology
  • ozonolysis
  • nematicide
  • nematophagous
  • osmanthus
  • osmazome
  • nematological
  • ozaena
  • Ozona
  • ozonic
  • ozonosphere
  • nematologist
  • ozonide
  • nematodiasis
  • ozonization
  • ozonizer
  • ozonometer
  • osmeterium
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