Where does “Cedrela odorata” come from?

Cedrela odorata (Translingual) comes from Latin odoratus, 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.

Cedrela odorata (Translingual): species

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Ancestry of “Cedrela odorata”, step by step

Cedrela odorata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin odoratus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinodoratusperfumed; fragrant; The act of smelling
2Latinodōrōto perfume make fragrant
3LatinodorA smell, perfume, stench; Inkling, suggestion
4Latinodōs
5Proto-Italicodōs
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃édos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Translingual Cedrela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCedrelagenus
2TranslingualCedruscedar
3Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
4Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-
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