Where does “extreme unction” come from?
extreme unction (English) comes from English unction, from Latin unctio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
extreme unction (English): The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
Definitions
- The Catholic sacrament of Anointing of the Sick
Ancestry of “extreme unction”, step by step
extreme unction traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unction | A salve or ointment; A religious or ceremonial... |
| 2 | Latin | unctio | anointing; ointment, unguent |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English extreme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extreme | Of a place, the most remote, farthest or... |
| 2 | Old French | extreme | — |
| 3 | Latin | extrēmus | rear |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | eksterisemos | — |