Where does “odorant” come from?

odorant (Romanian) comes from French odorant, from Latin odorans, from Latin odōrō, 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.

odorant (Romanian): odorous, odoriferous

Definitions

  1. odorous, odoriferous

Ancestry of “odorant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchodorantscented, aromatic
2Latinodoransperfuming
3Latinodōrōto perfume make fragrant
4LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
5Latinodōs—
6Proto-Italicodōs—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃édos →Every word from Proto-Italic odōs →