Where does “olfacere” come from?
olfacere (Latin) comes from Latin olēre, from Latin olō, from Proto-Italic odō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.
olfacere (Latin): present active infinitive of olfaciō; to smell
Definitions
- present active infinitive of olfaciō; to smell
Ancestry of “olfacere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | olēre | — |
| 2 | Latin | olō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | odō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
Words derived from “olfacere”