Where does “inodorate” come from?
inodorate (English) comes from English odorate, from Latin odoratus, from Latin odōrō, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
inodorate (English): scentless; without an odour
Definitions
- scentless; without an odour
Ancestry of “inodorate”, step by step
inodorate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English odorate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | odorate | odorous; A fragrant substance; perfume |
| 2 | Latin | odoratus | perfumed; fragrant; The act of smelling |
| 3 | Latin | odōrō | to perfume make fragrant |
| 4 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 5 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |