Where does “olfactible” come from?
olfactible (English) comes from Latin olfacere, from Latin olēre, from Latin olō, from Proto-Italic odō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
olfactible (English): Having an odor; capable of being smelled
Definitions
- Having an odor; capable of being smelled
Ancestry of “olfactible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | olfacere | present active infinitive of olfaciō; to smell |
| 2 | Latin | olēre | — |
| 3 | Latin | olō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | odō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |