Where does “odorously” come from?

odorously (English) comes from English odorous, from Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odorosus.

odorously (English): In an odorous manner

Definitions

  1. In an odorous manner

Ancestry of “odorously”, step by step

odorously traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English odorous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishodorousHaving a distinctive odor
2Middle Englishodorous—
3Medieval Latinodorosus—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Medieval Latin odorosus →Every word from Middle English odorous →Every word from English odorous →