English
odorament
Odorament comes from Latin odōrāmentum ‘aromatic perfume, spice or balsam’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃édōsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*odōsreconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEodōs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEodor‘a smell, perfume, stench’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEodōrō‘to perfume, to make fragrant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEodōrāmentum‘aromatic perfume, spice or balsam’
- Englishtodayodorament
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃édōsreconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*odōsreconstructed
- Old Latinc. 700–75 BCEodōs
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEodor‘a smell, perfume, stench’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEodōrō‘to perfume, to make fragrant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEodōrāmentum‘aromatic perfume, spice or balsam’
- Englishtodayodorament
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
tooth, dental, zinc, annoy, ozone, dent, egregious, tusk, dens, odious, dancy, osmium, redolent, odium, 68 more
through Latin odor ‘a smell, perfume, stench’
Today it means
noun Something which gives off a scent; an odoriferous substance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / odorament