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Where does “olfactometry” come from?

olfactometry (English) comes from English olfacto-, from Latin olfactus, from Latin olfaciō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.

olfactometry (English): The study and measurement of smells

Definitions

  1. The study and measurement of smells

Ancestry of “olfactometry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisholfacto-smell
2Latinolfactussmelled, scented; smelling; sense of smell
3Latinolfaciō—
4Latinfaciō—
5Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
6Latin-tōrius—
7Latin-tor-er
8Proto-Italic-tōr—
9Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
10Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
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