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Where does “suboleo” come from?

suboleo (Latin) comes from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

suboleo (Latin): I emit a faint smell

Definitions

  1. I emit a faint smell

Ancestry of “suboleo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoleō—
2Proto-Italicoleō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “suboleo”

  • subolens
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