Where does “odor” come from?

odor (Lombard) comes from Latin odor, from Latin odōs, from Proto-Italic odōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odor (Lombard): a smell

Definitions

  1. a smell

Ancestry of “odor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
2Latinodōs—
3Proto-Italicodōs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →
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