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Where does “fetor” come from?

fetor (Latin) comes from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

fetor (Latin): stench, stink, bad smell; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. stench, stink, bad smell; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “fetor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
2Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
4Proto-Indo-European-oss—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “fetor”

  • fetor
  • fetorem
  • foetor
  • hedor
  • fetore
  • fedorento
  • fedor
  • feteur
  • fedor
  • fetu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →