Where does “cheiroso” come from?

cheiroso (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese cheiro, from Portuguese cheirar, from Old Portuguese cheirar, from Latin frāgrō, from Proto-Italic frāgrāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g- — to smell.

cheiroso (Portuguese): Having a good, pleasant smell; sweet-smelling;...

Definitions

  1. Having a good, pleasant smell; sweet-smelling;...

Ancestry of “cheiroso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecheirosmell
2Portuguesecheirarto smell; to smell of; to snort
3Old Portuguesecheirarto smell
4Latinfrāgrōto emit a smell of, to smell of, to be redolent of, to reek of
5Proto-Italicfrāgrāō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂gro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰreh₂g-to smell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₂gro-Every word from Proto-Italic frāgrāō
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