Where does “oint” come from?
oint (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French oindre, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
oint (Anglo-Norman): past participle of oindre; lard; fat; grease;...
Definitions
- past participle of oindre; lard; fat; grease;...
Ancestry of “oint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | oindre | to anoint |
| 2 | Latin | ungō | — |
| 3 | Latin | unguō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |