Where does “fragrant” come from?
Fragrant comes from Latin fragrans, the present participle of fragro, which derives from the Proto-Indo-European root bʰreh₂gro- meaning to smell or emit odor.
fragrant (English): Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent or...
Definitions
- Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant scent or...
Ancestry of “fragrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | frāgrāns | Emitting a smell, smelling; fragrant, sweet scented or smelling |
| 2 | Latin | frāgrō | to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |