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Where does “inunctus” come from?

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

inunctus (Latin): smeared, annointed, rich

Definitions

  1. smeared, annointed, rich

Ancestry of “inunctus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inunctus”

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