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Where does “olfactorius” come from?

olfactorius (Latin) comes from Latin olfactus, from Latin olfaciō, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

olfactorius (Latin): Of or pertaining to smell or to one who smells

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to smell or to one who smells

Ancestry of “olfactorius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinolfactussmelled, scented; smelling; sense of smell
2Latinolfaciō—
3Latinfaciō—
4Latin-toriumnominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative...
5Latin-tōrius—
6Latin-tor-er
7Proto-Italic-tōr—
8Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
9Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “olfactorius”

  • olfactory
  • olfactorily
  • nonolfactory
  • subolfactory
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