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Where does “inunctio” come from?

inunctio (Latin) comes from Latin inunctus, from Latin inungo, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “inunctio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininunctussmeared, annointed, rich
2Latininungoanoint
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inunctio”

  • inunction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →