Where does “inunction” come from?

inunction (English) comes from Latin inunctio, from Latin inunctus, from Latin inungo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

inunction (English): The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm

Definitions

  1. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm

Ancestry of “inunction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininunctio—
2Latininunctussmeared, annointed, rich
3Latininungoanoint
4Latinīn-un-, non-, not
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →