Where does “malodourous” come from?
malodourous (English) comes from English malodour, from English odour, from Middle English odour, from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
malodourous (English): Alternative form of malodorous
Definitions
- Alternative form of malodorous
Ancestry of “malodourous”, step by step
malodourous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malodour
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malodour | Alternative spelling of malodor |
| 2 | English | odour | Alternative form of odor |
| 3 | Middle English | odour | A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | odour | — |
| 5 | Old French | odor | smell |
| 6 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 7 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via English malodorous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malodorous | Having a bad odor; Highly improper |
| 2 | English | mal- | bad, badly as in maladjusted, malcontent -... |
| 3 | Old French | mal- | bad; badly |
| 4 | Latin | male | badly; wrongly; cruelly, wickedly |
| 5 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |