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...
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- A type of sherry, darker and smoother than fino...
Ancestry of “oloroso”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | oloroso | sweet; odorous; oloroso |
| 2 | Spanish | olor | smell, scent, odor; whiff |
| 3 | Late Latin | olor | swan; A smell |
| 4 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 5 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |