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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishodorousHaving a distinctive odor
2Middle Englishodorous—
3Medieval Latinodorosus—
Every word from Medieval Latin odorosus →