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Where does “odinolytes” come from?

odinolytes (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὠδινολύτης, from Ancient Greek ὠδίς, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odinolytes (Latin): He who or that which alleviates the pangs of...

Definitions

  1. He who or that which alleviates the pangs of...

Ancestry of “odinolytes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠδινολύτης—
2Ancient Greekὠδίςpangs or throes of childbirth; that which is born...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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