Indo-European Lexicon
PIE Etymon and IE Reflexes
Below we display: a Proto-Indo-European (PIE) etymon adapted from Pokorny, with our own English gloss; our Semantic Field assignment(s) for the etymon, linked to information about the field(s); an optional Comment; and Reflexes (derived words) in various Indo-European languages, organized by family/group in west-to-east order where Germanic is split into West/North/East families and English, our language of primary emphasis, is artificially separated from West Germanic. IE Reflexes appear most often as single words with any optional letter(s) enclosed in parentheses; but alternative full spellings are separated by '/' and "principal parts" appear in a standard order (e.g. masculine, feminine, and neuter forms) separated by commas.
Reflexes are annotated with: Part-of-Speech and/or other Grammatical feature(s); a short Gloss which, especially for modern English reflexes, may be confined to the oldest sense; and some Source citation(s) with 'LRC' always understood as editor. Keys to PoS/Gram feature abbreviations and Source codes appear below the reflexes; at the end are links to the previous/next etyma [in Pokorny's alphabetic order] that have reflexes.
All reflex pages are currently under active construction; as time goes on, corrections may be made and/or more etyma & reflexes may be added.
Pokorny Etymon: 1. od- 'to smell'
Semantic Field(s): to Smell (subj), to Smell (obj)
Indo-European Reflexes:
| Family/Language | Reflex(es) | PoS/Gram. | Gloss | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Middle English: | odour | n | odor | W7 |
| redolent | adj | redolent | W7 | |
| English: | anosmia | n | loss/impairment of sense of smell | AHD/W7 |
| cacodyl | n | arsenical radical (compounds noted for vile smell/poisonous properties) | AHD/W7 | |
| collodion | n | viscous solution of pyrozylin | AHD/W7 | |
| geode | n | stone nodule having cavity lined with crystals/mineral matter | AHD/W7 | |
| odor | n | scent, quality that stimulates olfactory sense | AHD/W7 | |
| olfactory | adj | re: sense of smell | AHD/W7 | |
| osmatic | adj | depending (for orientation) on sense of smell | AHD/W7 | |
| osmeterium | n | caterpillar's glandular sac of ill-smelling substance | AHD | |
| osmium | n | hard brittle blue-gray/black polyvalent metal | AHD/W7 | |
| ozone | n | allotropic triatomic oxygen | AHD/W7 | |
| ozostomia | n | halitosis, foul-smelling breath | AHD | |
| parosmia | n | distortion of sense of smell | AHD | |
| phyllode | n | flat expanded petiole | AHD/W7 | |
| redolent | adj | aromatic, exuding fragrance | AHD/W7 | |
| British English: | odour | n | odor | LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| German: | Ozon | n.neut | ozone | W7 |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin: | geodes | n.masc | a gem | W7 |
| odor | n.masc | smell, odor | W7 | |
| oleo, olēre | vb | to smell | W7 | |
| olfacio, olfacere, olfeci, olfactus | vb | to smell | W7 | |
| olfactorius | adj | of smell | W7 | |
| redoleo, redolēre | vb | to emit a scent | W7 | |
| New Latin: | anosmia | n.fem | loss of sense of smell | W7 |
| collodium | n.neut | viscous solution | W7 | |
| osmium | n.neut | metallic element | W7 | |
| phyllodium | n.neut | phyllode | W7 | |
| Middle French: | redolent | adj | redolent, aromatic | W7 |
| French: | odeur | n.fem | smell, odor | W7 |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Doric: | ὄσδω | vb | to smell | LS |
| Homeric Greek: | ὀδμή | n.fem | smell, scent, odor | LS |
| Attic: | ὀσμή | n.fem | smell, scent, odor | LS |
| Greek: | geōdēs | adj | earthlike | W7 |
| kakōdēs | adj | ill-smelling | W7 | |
| kollōdēs | adj | glutinous | W7 | |
| ὀζό-στομος | adj | with ozostomia | LS | |
| ὄζω | vb | to smell | W7 | |
| ozōn | vb.ptc | smelling | W7 | |
| osmē | n | odor | AHD | |
| phyllōdēs | adj | like a leaf | W7 | |
| -ōdēs | afx | smelling (of); characterized by | W7 | |
Key to Part-of-Speech/Grammatical feature abbreviations:
| Abbrev. | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| adj | = | adjective |
| afx | = | affix |
| fem | = | feminine (gender) |
| masc | = | masculine (gender) |
| n | = | noun |
| neut | = | neuter (gender) |
| ptc | = | participle |
| vb | = | verb |
Key to information Source codes (always with 'LRC' as editor):
| Code | Citation | |
|---|---|---|
| AHD | = | Calvert Watkins: The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots, 2nd ed. (2000) |
| LRC | = | Linguistics Research Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| LS | = | Liddell and Scott: Greek-English Lexicon, 7th-9th ed's (1882-1940), rev. |
| W7 | = | Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary (1963) |
