Where does “anointee” come from?
anointee (English) comes from English anoint, from Middle English enointen, from Old French enoint, from Old French enoindre, from Latin inungo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
anointee (English): The person or thing that is anointed
Definitions
- The person or thing that is anointed
Ancestry of “anointee”, step by step
anointee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English anoint
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | anoint | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous... |
| 2 | Middle English | enointen | — |
| 3 | Old French | enoint | — |
| 4 | Old French | enoindre | to anoint |
| 5 | Latin | inungo | anoint |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |