Where does “subodorare” come from?

subodorare (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.

subodorare (Italian): to suspect; to smell a rat

Definitions

  1. to suspect; to smell a rat

Ancestry of “subodorare”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →