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Where does “olo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “olo”, step by step

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