Where does “oler” come from?

oler (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish oler, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

oler (Spanish): to smell; to pry into, investigate; to smell out,...

Definitions

  1. to smell; to pry into, investigate; to smell out,...

Ancestry of “oler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanisholer
2Latinoleō
3Proto-Italicoleōto stoke a fire by burning a sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “oler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-Every word from Proto-Italic oleō