Etymology

phantosmia

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Today it means: A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀσμή
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The story

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

* Blend of phantom (from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma)) and Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀσμή all →

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