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
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Ancestry of “fragrancy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fragrant | Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent or... |
| 2 | Latin | frāgrāns | Emitting a smell, smelling; fragrant, sweet scented or smelling |
| 3 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |