Where does “suaveolens” come from?
suaveolens (Latin) comes from Latin olens, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
suaveolens (Latin): sweet-smelling, fragrant
Definitions
- sweet-smelling, fragrant
Ancestry of “suaveolens”, step by step
suaveolens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin olens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | olens | smelling, stinking, odorous, fragrant |
| 2 | Latin | oleō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | oleō | to stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂oléye- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Latin suāvis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suāvis | sweet, pleasant, delicious |