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Where does “fragrans” come from?

fragrans (Latin) comes from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

Ancestry of “fragrans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfrāgrō—
2Proto-Italicfrāgrāō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- →