Etymology of the English word olfactometer
the English word
olfactometerusing the English suffix
-meterderived from the Greek word
metron, μέτρον (measure; a measure ('metre'), literally or figuratively; by implication, a limited portion (degree))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*me-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mē-derived from the English word
olfactionderived from the Latin word
olfactusderived from the Latin word
olfacere (smell, detect odor of; get wind of)
derived from the Latin word
olere (to smell; smell of, smell like)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-derived from the Latin word
olefacere (smell, detect odor of; get wind of)
derived from the Latin word
olere (to smell; smell of, smell like)
derived from the Latin word
facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhē-Usage
Word found in Modern English
