Where does “olentia” come from?

olentia (Latin) comes from Latin olens, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

olentia (Latin): a smell, scent

Definitions

  1. a smell, scent

Ancestry of “olentia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolenssmelling, stinking, odorous, fragrant
2Latinoleō—
3Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “olentia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye- →Every word from Proto-Italic oleō →