Where does “ungustus” come from?

ungustus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic ongostos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ong-os-tos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

ungustus (Latin): A curved stick

Definitions

  1. A curved stick

Ancestry of “ungustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicongostos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ong-os-tos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ong-os-tos →Every word from Proto-Italic ongostos →