Where does “fragrant” come from?
fragrant (Latin) comes from Latin fragro, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.
fragrant (Latin): third-person plural present active indicative of...
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Ancestry of “fragrant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | fragro | I emit a smell of, I smell of, I am redolent of,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | frāgrāō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂gro- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₂g- | to smell |