Where does “odioso” come from?

odioso (Portuguese) comes from Latin odiōsus, from Latin odium, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

odioso (Portuguese): odious

Definitions

  1. odious

Ancestry of “odioso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinodiōsushateful, odious, vexatious, offensive, unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, troublesome
2Latinodiumhatred, ill-will, aversion, dislike, disgust,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Latin odium →Every word from Latin odiōsus →
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