English
scentless
From scent + -less.
A compound of scent + -less
Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to feel’
Latin sentiō ‘to feel, sense’
Old French sentir ‘to feel, perceive, smell, sense’
Middle English sent
English scent
Today it means
adj Not having a scent, odorless.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “scentless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / scentless