Where does “odeur” come from?

odeur (French) comes from Middle French odeur, from Old French odor, 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.

odeur (French): smell, odour

Definitions

  1. smell, odour

Ancestry of “odeur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchodeursmell
2Old Frenchodorsmell
3LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
4Latinodōs—
5Proto-Italicodōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “odeur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →