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Where does “ungere” come from?

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

ungere (Italian): to oil, lubricate; to annoint; to flatter

Definitions

  1. to oil, lubricate; to annoint; to flatter

Ancestry of “ungere”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ungere”

  • untuoso
  • untoso
  • untosità
  • bisunto
  • untuosità
  • untatura
  • ungi
  • unga
  • unto
  • ungitore
  • untatore
  • untare
  • unge
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