Where does “odortype” come from?
odortype (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.
odortype (English): An odor, determined by polymorphic genes, that distinguishes one individual from another of the same species
Definitions
- An odor, determined by polymorphic genes, that distinguishes one individual from another of the same species
Ancestry of “odortype”, step by step
odortype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English odor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | odor | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | odour | A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | odour | — |
| 4 | Old French | odor | smell |
| 5 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 6 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via English type
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 3 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |