Where does “inodorous” come from?
inodorous (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.
inodorous (English): Odourless
Ancestry of “inodorous”, step by step
inodorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
via English odorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | odorous | Having a distinctive odor |
| 2 | Middle English | odorous | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | odorosus | — |
Words derived from “inodorous”