Odour
/ˈoʊ.dər/noun
A smell, especially a noticeable or distinctive one.
Did you know?English got odour through Old French from Latin, and the same ancient root behind it also gave us words for “odor,” “redolent,” and even “aroma” in related Indo-European scent-history chains.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂ed-
“to smell, perceive by smell”
Latin
Latin
odor
“a smell, scent, or fragrance”
Old French
OF
odour
“a smell or scent”
Middle English
English
odour
“a smell or scent”
Modern English
English
odour
“a smell, especially a noticeable one”