Etymology of the English word odious
the English word
odiousderived from the Old French word
odieusderived from the Latin word
odiosus (distasteful. disagreeable, offensive; tiresome)
derived from the Late Latin word
odium (hate, hatred, dislike; hatred, hostility)
derived from the Latin word
odisse (hate , dislike)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*od-Usage
Word found in Modern English