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Where does “oliente” come from?

oliente (Spanish) comes from Spanish oler, from Old Spanish oler, from Latin oleō, from Proto-Italic oleō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oléye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

oliente (Spanish): smelling, smelly

Definitions

  1. smelling, smelly

Ancestry of “oliente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisholerto smell; to pry into, investigate; to smell out,...
2Old Spanisholer—
3Latinoleō—
4Proto-Italicoleō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oléye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “oliente”

  • maloliente
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →