Where does “anosmia” come from?

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

anosmia (English): Inability to smell; the inability to perceive...

Definitions

  1. Inability to smell; the inability to perceive...

Ancestry of “anosmia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinanosmia—
2Ancient Greekὀσμήsmell, scent, odour; stench, stink; the sense of...
3Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
4Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “anosmia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic óďďō →