Where does “unto” come from?

unto (Catalan) comes from Catalan untar, from Latin unctāre, from Latin ungĕre, from Latin unguere, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

unto (Catalan): ointment, unguent

Definitions

  1. ointment, unguent

Ancestry of “unto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanuntarto anoint; to smear; to bribe
2Latinunctāre—
3Latinungĕre—
4Latinungueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguere →