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

  1. present active infinitive of olfaciō; to smell

Ancestry of “olfacere”, step by step

olfacere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin olēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolēre—
2Latinolō—
3Proto-Italicodō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Latin facēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfacēre—

Words derived from “olfacere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Italic odō →Every word from Latin olō →