Where does “odorivector” come from?

odorivector (English) comes 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.

odorivector (English): A material that emits an odor

Definitions

  1. A material that emits an odor

Ancestry of “odorivector”, step by step

odorivector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin odor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
2Latinodōs—
3Proto-Italicodōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Latin vector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →