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Where does “dysosmic” come from?

dysosmic (English) comes from English dysosmia, from English dys-, from New Latin dys-, from Ancient Greek δῠσ-, from Latin calculāre, from Latin calculus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

dysosmic (English): Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with dysosmia

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with dysosmia

Ancestry of “dysosmic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdysosmiaAn olfactory disorder in which the sense of smell...
2Englishdys-bad
3New Latindys-Used to convey the idea of being difficult,...
4Ancient Greekδῠσ-bad, unfortunate
5Latincalculāre—
6Latincalculusdiminutive of calx; pebble, stone; reckoning,...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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