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Where does “oindre” come from?

oindre (French) comes from Old French oindre, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

oindre (French): to anoint

Definitions

  1. to anoint

Ancestry of “oindre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoindreto anoint
2Latinungō—
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “oindre”

  • oint
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