ὀσμή

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • smell, scent, odour
  • stench, stink
  • the sense of smell

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ὄζω (smell, I smell) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (smell, hate, stink, bite).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃ed-

Gloss

smell, hate, stink, bite

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

憎

Emoji
🐽 👃

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