Where does “olfactory” come from?
Olfactory comes from Latin olfactorius, derived from olfactus, the past participle of olfacio, meaning to smell, which combines facio, to make or do, with oleum, oil.
olfactory (English): Concerning the sense of smell; An olfactory...
Definitions
- Concerning the sense of smell; An olfactory...
Ancestry of “olfactory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | olfactorius | Of or pertaining to smell or to one who smells |
| 2 | Latin | olfactus | smelled, scented; smelling; sense of smell |
| 3 | Latin | olfaciō | to smell, scent |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |