English
olid
Olid comes from Latin olidus ‘emitting a smell’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃édetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*odōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEolō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoleō‘to smell’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEolidus‘emitting a smell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1824olid
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃ed-‘to smell’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃édetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*odōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEolō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEoleō‘to smell’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEolidus‘emitting a smell’
- Englishearliest quotation 1824olid
Earliest quotation: 1824, John Mason Good: “The febrile attack is usually somewhat severe in all…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- ‘to smell’
dental, tooth, dent, zinc, odor, annoy, ozone, egregious, tusk, dens, odious, dancy, osmium, odium, 68 more
through Latin oleō ‘to smell’
Today it means
adj evil-smelling; fetid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- / olid