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Where does “fragrancy” come from?

fragrancy (English) comes from English fragrant, from Latin frāgrāns, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

fragrancy (English): fragrance

Definitions

  1. fragrance

Ancestry of “fragrancy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfragrantSweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent or...
2Latinfrāgrāns—
3Latinfrāgrō—
4Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →