odor Latin · revision 5711

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=inherited|attested=Plautus|origins=ine-pro *h₃ed-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA (Classical): [ˈɔ.dɔr]^(Wiktionary)

+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈɔː.dor]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''odor''' ''m'' (genitive odōris); third declension^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|itc-pro|*odōs|t=odour]], from the root [[ine-pro|*h₃ed-|t=to smell]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(Wiktionary) Cognate with [[grc|ὄζω|tr=ózō|t=to smell]], [[grc|ὀσμή|tr=osmḗ|t=smell]], [[hy|հոտ|tr=hot|t=smell]] and [[lt|uosti|t=to smell]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) Plautus has the old nominative [[m|la|odōs]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) The verb [[oleō]] “to smell” shows the change of /d/ to /l/ between vowels, which did not happen before long /ō/ in ''odōs''.^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ De Vaan and Köbler date it from Plautus, who says the smell of all perfumes is bilge-water compared with hers.^(de Vaan 2008)^(Köbler 2010)^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It was any smell, pleasant or unpleasant, and especially a fragrance, as Ovid's marigold that outdoes roses in scent.^(OLD 2012) Concretely ''odōrēs'' were perfumes and aromatic spices, strewn or burned.^(OLD 2012) Figuratively it meant a suggestion or inkling, as Cicero's ''odor urbānitātis'' “a whiff of refinement”.^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ Döderlein says ''odor'' and ''olēre'' are the smell a thing has, while ''olfactus'' is the sense of smell.^(Döderlein 1874) Through Anglo-French ''odour'' it gave [[en|odor]] about 1300, and Medieval Latin ''odōrōsus'' gave [[en|odorous]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus has the old nominative ''odōs''.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero speaks of a whiff of refinement.^(Gaffiot 2016)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 43 BC–18 AD – Ovid speaks of the scent of marigolds.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 1300 – English ''odor'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A smell, [[m|en|odour]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # A pleasant smell, [[m|en|fragrance]].^(OLD 2012)

+ # (plural) Perfumes, aromatic spices.^(OLD 2012)

+ # (figurative) An inkling, suggestion.^(Gaffiot 2016)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[odōrō]]

+ * [[odōror]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[oleō]]

+ * [[olfaciō]]

+ * [[en|odor]]

+ * [[en|odorous]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Isidore derived ''odor'' from ''āer'' “air”.^(Isidore)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}