Where does “onctueux” come from?

onctueux (French) comes from Late Latin unctuosus, from Latin unctum, from Latin unctus, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

onctueux (French): runny; smooth, creamy

Definitions

  1. runny; smooth, creamy

Ancestry of “onctueux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinunctuosus—
2Latinunctumnominative neuter singular of ūnctus; accusative...
3Latinunctusanointed; greasy, oily
4Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
5Latinunguō—
6Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “onctueux”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →