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Where does “odored” come from?

odored (English) comes from English odor, from Middle English odour, from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odored (English): Having an odor, especially having a specified...

Definitions

  1. Having an odor, especially having a specified...

Ancestry of “odored”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishodorAny smell, whether fragrant or offensive; A...
2Middle EnglishodourA smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation...
3Anglo-Normanodour—
4Old Frenchodor—
5LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
6Latinodōs—
7Proto-Italicodōs—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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