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Where does “unto” come from?

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

unto (Italian): past participle of ungere; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of ungere; past participle of...

Ancestry of “unto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunctumnominative neuter singular of ūnctus; accusative...
2Latinunctusanointed; greasy, oily
3Latinungō—
4Latinunguō—
5Proto-Italicongʷō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “unto”

  • untuoso
  • untoso
  • untosità
  • bisunto
  • untuosità
  • untare
  • untatore
  • untatura
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