Where does “unguen” come from?

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

unguen (Latin): fat, grease; ointment

Definitions

  1. fat, grease; ointment

Ancestry of “unguen”, step by step

unguen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin unguō

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₃éngʷn̥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃éngʷn̥fat, butter
2Proto-Indo-European-n̥—

Words derived from “unguen”

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