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Where does “oloroso” come from?

oloroso (English) comes from Spanish oloroso, from Spanish olor, from Late Latin olor, from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

oloroso (English): A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino...

Definitions

  1. A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino...

Ancestry of “oloroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisholorososweet; odorous; oloroso
2Spanisholorsmell, scent, odor; whiff
3Late Latinolorswan; A smell
4LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
5Latinodōs—
6Proto-Italicodōs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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