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Where does “olere” come from?

olere (Latin) comes from Latin olō, from Proto-Italic odō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

Ancestry of “olere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolō—
2Proto-Italicodō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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