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Where does “ozono” come from?

ozono (Spanish) comes from German Ozon, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

ozono (Spanish): ozone

Definitions

  1. ozone

Ancestry of “ozono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOzonozone
2Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
3Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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