Where does “odor” come from?
odor (Old French) 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 (Old French): smell
Definitions
- smell
Ancestry of “odor”, step by step
odor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin odor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | odor | A smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion |
| 2 | Latin | odōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | odōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃édos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ed- | to smell, stink; to hate; to bite |
via Latin odōrem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | odōrem | — |