Where does “odious” come from?
Odious comes from Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odiosus meaning "hateful," derived from Latin odium meaning "hatred," from Latin odi meaning "I hate," tracing back through Proto-Italic ōdai to the Proto-Indo-European root h₃ed-.
odious (English): Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or...
Definitions
- Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or...
Ancestry of “odious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | odious | — |
| 2 | Old French | odieus | — |
| 3 | Latin | odiōsus | — |
| 4 | Latin | odium | hatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
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