Where does “malodourousness” come from?
malodourousness (English) comes from English malodourous, from English malodour, from English odour, from Middle English odour, from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
malodourousness (English): Rare spelling of malodorousness
Definitions
- Rare spelling of malodorousness
Ancestry of “malodourousness”, step by step
malodourousness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English malodourous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | malodourous | Alternative form of malodorous |
| 2 | English | malodour | Alternative spelling of malodor |
| 3 | English | odour | Alternative form of odor |
| 4 | Middle English | odour | A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation... |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | odour | — |
| 6 | Old French | odor | smell |
| 7 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 8 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |