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Where does “unguentario” come from?

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

unguentario (Italian): Of or pertaining to an ointment; An ointment...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an ointment; An ointment...

Ancestry of “unguentario”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinunguentariusOf or pertaining to an ointment or perfume; a...
2Latinunguentumointment; perfume; unguent
3Latinunguenfat, grease; ointment
4Latinunguō—
5Proto-Italicongʷō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “unguentario”

  • unguentaria
  • unguentaio
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