Where does “odieux” come from?

odieux (French) comes from Latin odiōsus, from Latin odium, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odieux (French): obnoxious; odious; unbearable

Definitions

  1. obnoxious; odious; unbearable

Ancestry of “odieux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinodiōsushateful, odious, vexatious, offensive, unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, troublesome
2Latinodiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “odieux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Latin odium →Every word from Latin odiōsus →