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Where does “odiosus” come from?

odiosus (Latin) comes from Latin odium, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

Ancestry of “odiosus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinodiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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