Fetor
/ˈfiːtər/noun
A strong, offensive smell.
Did you know?Fetor comes from Latin and is tied to the same old root behind words for stench and foul odors, showing how Romans turned bad smell into a precise, almost clinical category.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
foetor
“a stench, an offensive smell”
Late Latin
Latin
fetor
“a foul odor, stench”
Middle English
English
fetor
“a strong or offensive smell”
Modern English
English
fetor
“a strong, unpleasant odor”