nidor.
rich, strong smell, fumes;
Meaning & usage
the steam or smell from roasting, burning or boiling (especially animals)
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *knīdōs or *kneidōs, an abstract noun in *-ōs (> Latin -or) from a root *kneyd- (“to scratch”), or alternatively *kniHd-. Potential cognates include Ancient Greek κνῑ́ση (knī́sē, “smell of roasting fat”) (Homeric), κνῖσα (knîsa) (Attic), κνίζω (knízō, “to scratch”), κνῑ́δη (knī́dē, “nettle”), Icelandic hniss n (“strong smell (from cooking)”). For the semantic development, Beekes compares the difference in meaning between English stink and Gothic stigqan (“to clash”).
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