Aroma

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Middle English (usually in the plural denoting fragrant plants or spices): via Latin from Greek arōma ‘spice’.

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From Late Latin arōmata(“spices”) (or arōma(“spice”)), from Ancient Greek ἄρωμα(árōma, “seasoning, spicy and/or fragrant smell”).

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aroma (n.)

early 13c., "fragrant substance, spice" (a sense now obsolete), from Latin aroma "sweet odor," from Greek aroma "seasoning, a spice or sweet herb," which is of unknown origin. Meaning "fragrance, odor," especially an agreeable one, is from 1814. A hypercorrect plural is aromata. Related: Aromal.