Where does “onguent” come from?

onguent (English) comes from French onguent, from Old French onguent, from Latin unguentum, from Latin unguen, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

onguent (English): Archaic form of unguent

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of unguent

Ancestry of “onguent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchonguentointment; salve; unguent
2Old Frenchonguentointment; salve; unguent
3Latinunguentumointment; perfume; unguent
4Latinunguenfat, grease; ointment
5Latinunguō—
6Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →