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Where does “odibile” come from?

odibile (Italian) comes from Late Latin odibilis, from Latin odī, from Proto-Italic ōdai, from Proto-Indo-European h₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odibile (Italian): hateful, odious

Definitions

  1. hateful, odious

Ancestry of “odibile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinodibilisodious, hateful
2Latinodī—
3Proto-Italicōdaito hate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃e-h₃ód-e ~ h₃e-h₃d-ḗr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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