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
Ancestry of “onguent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | onguent | ointment; salve; unguent |
| 2 | Old French | onguent | ointment; salve; unguent |
| 3 | Latin | unguentum | ointment; perfume; unguent |
| 4 | Latin | unguen | fat, grease; ointment |
| 5 | Latin | unguō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |