Where does “odour” come from?

odour (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman odour, from Old French odor, 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.

odour (Middle English): A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation...

Definitions

  1. A smell or scent; a nasal sensation; A sensation...

Ancestry of “odour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanodour—
2Old Frenchodorsmell
3LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
4Latinodōs—
5Proto-Italicodōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

Words derived from “odour”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →