Where does “osmeterium” come from?

osmeterium (English) comes from Ancient Greek ὀσμή, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

osmeterium (English): One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of...

Definitions

  1. One of a pair of scent organs in the larvae of...

Ancestry of “osmeterium”, step by step

osmeterium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀσμή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀσμήsmell, scent, odour; stench, stink; the sense of...
2Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
3Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Ancient Greek ὀσμητός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀσμητόςsmelled, that which can be smelled
2Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic óďďō →