late Middle English (in the sense ‘fragrance, aroma’): from Old French flaor, perhaps based on a blend of Latin flatus ‘blowing’ and foetor ‘stench’; the -v- appears to have been introduced in Middle English by association with savor. flavor (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the late 17th century
中世後期英語(「香り、芳香」の意):古フランス語の flaor に由来し、おそらくラテン語の flatus「吹く」と foetor「悪臭」の混合が基になっている。flavor(名詞の意味1)は17世紀末に導入されたと思われる。