Where does “odeur” come from?

odeur (Middle French) comes 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.

odeur (Middle French): smell

Definitions

  1. smell

Ancestry of “odeur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “odeur”

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