Where does “frāgrō” come from?

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

frāgrō (Latin): to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of

Definitions

  1. to emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of

Ancestry of “frāgrō”, step by step

frāgrō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic frāgrāō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell

via Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁g-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*bʰreh₁g-

Words derived from “frāgrō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō