Where does “ungō” come from?

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

ungō (Latin): to anoint, smear with oil, grease

Definitions

  1. to anoint, smear with oil, grease

Ancestry of “ungō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunguō—
2Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “ungō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →