Where does “odorlessness” come from?
odorlessness (English) comes from English odorless, 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 — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
odorlessness (English): Absence of odor
Definitions
- Absence of odor
Ancestry of “odorlessness”, step by step
odorlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English odorless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | odorless | Having no odor |
| 2 | English | odor | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | odour | A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | odour | — |
| 5 | Old French | odor | smell |
| 6 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 7 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 10 | 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 |