Where does “desodorar” come from?

desodorar (Catalan) comes from Catalan odorar, from Latin odōrāre, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

desodorar (Catalan): to deodorize

Definitions

  1. to deodorize

Ancestry of “desodorar”, step by step

desodorar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan odorar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanodorarto smell; to sense the smell of
2Latinodōrāre
3LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
4Latinodōs
5Proto-Italicodōs
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Spanish odorar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishodorar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-
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