Nidor
/ˈnaɪ.dɔːr/noun
A strong, usually unpleasant smell, especially one from cooking or burning.
Did you know?Nidor comes from Latin *nidor*, meaning the smell or steam rising from roasting meat, a word tied to the sensory world of ancient sacrifice and cooking.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneyd-
“to smell, to emit a smell”
Latin
Latin
nidor
“the smell or steam of roast meat; a vapor or odor from cooking”
Late Latin
Latin
nidor
“a smell, especially from roasting or burning”
Middle English
English
nidor
“a smell, especially a strong or unpleasant one”
Modern English
English
nidor
“a strong, often unpleasant smell, especially from cooking or burning”