Where does “olfattia” come from?
olfattia (Italian) comes from Italian olfatto, from Latin olfactus, from Latin olfaciō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr.
olfattia (Italian): the smallest amount of an odorous substance necessary to stimulate the olfactory mucosa
Definitions
- the smallest amount of an odorous substance necessary to stimulate the olfactory mucosa
Ancestry of “olfattia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | olfatto | The sense of smell, olfaction |
| 2 | Latin | olfactus | smelled, scented; smelling; sense of smell |
| 3 | Latin | olfaciō | to smell, scent |
| 4 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 5 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 7 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |