Etymology

osmo-

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Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós)
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osmo- · prefix1

  1. Ancient Greekὠθέω (ōthéō)
  2. Ancient Greekὠσμός (ōsmós)
  3. English todayosmo-

From Ancient Greek ὠσμός (ōsmós, “push”), from ὠθέω (ōthéō).

osmo- · prefix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀσμή“smell”
  2. English todayosmo-

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὠσμός all →

osmosis

Ancient Greekὀσμή all →

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