Where does “perunctus” come from?

perunctus (Latin) comes from Latin perungo, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

perunctus (Latin): anointed

Definitions

  1. anointed

Ancestry of “perunctus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinperungoI anoint, besmear
2Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →