Where does “beneolentia” come from?

beneolentia (Latin) comes from Latin olentia, from Latin olens, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

beneolentia (Latin): sweet smell

Definitions

  1. sweet smell

Ancestry of “beneolentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolentiaa smell, scent
2Latinolenssmelling, stinking, odorous, fragrant
3Latinoleō—
4Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →