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Where does “odorabile” come from?

odorabile (Italian) comes from Italian odorare, from Latin odōrāre, 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.

odorabile (Italian): smellable

Definitions

  1. smellable

Ancestry of “odorabile”, step by step

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