Where does “cacosmia” come from?
cacosmia (English) comes from Italian -osmia, 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.
cacosmia (English): A condition of perceiving odours generally as...
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- A condition of perceiving odours generally as...
Ancestry of “cacosmia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -osmia | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀσμή | smell, scent, odour; stench, stink; the sense of... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄζω | to smell; there is a smell |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | óďďō | to smell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed-ye- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |