Where does “odorate” come from?

odorate (English) comes 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.

odorate (English): odorous; A fragrant substance; perfume

Definitions

  1. odorous; A fragrant substance; perfume

Ancestry of “odorate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinodoratusperfumed; fragrant; The act of smelling
2Latinodōrōto perfume make fragrant
3LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
4Latinodōs—
5Proto-Italicodōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “odorate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →