Where does “onzi” come from?

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

onzi (Friulian): to grease, to smear

Definitions

  1. to grease, to smear

Ancestry of “onzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
2Latinunguō—
3Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “onzi”

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