Where does “unguentare” come from?

unguentare (Italian) comes from Italian unguento, from Latin unguentum, from Latin unguen, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

unguentare (Italian): to anoint with ointment

Definitions

  1. to anoint with ointment

Ancestry of “unguentare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianunguentoointment, unguent, salve; remedy
2Latinunguentumointment; perfume; unguent
3Latinunguenfat, grease; ointment
4Latinunguō—
5Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →