Where does “oinement” come from?

oinement (Middle English) comes from Old French oignement, from Old French oindre, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

oinement (Middle English): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “oinement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoignementointment; balm
2Old Frenchoindreto anoint
3Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
4Latinunguō—
5Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “oinement”

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