Where does “omento” come from?

omento (Italian) comes from Latin omentum, from Umbrian ????, from Proto-Italic ongʷən, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

omento (Italian): omentum

Definitions

  1. omentum

Ancestry of “omento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinomentumThe adipose membrane which encloses the bowels;...
2Umbrian????—
3Proto-Italicongʷən—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷen-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷen- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷən →