Where does “olezzare” come from?

olezzare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin olidiare, from Latin olidus, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

olezzare (Italian): To smell sweet or good; To stink sweet or smell

Definitions

To smell sweet or good; To stink sweet or smell

Ancestry of “olezzare”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Vulgar Latin	olidiare	—
2	Latin	olidus	emitting a smell; bad smelling; fetid, stinking,...
3	Latin	oleō	—
4	Proto-Italic	oleō	to stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂oléye-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂él-	to grow, nourish

Words derived from “olezzare”

lezzare
lezzo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →