Where does “oint” come from?
oint (Middle French) comes from Old French oint, from Latin unctum, from Latin unctus, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
Ancestry of “oint”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | oint | past participle of oindre; lard; fat; grease;... |
| 2 | Latin | unctum | nominative neuter singular of ūnctus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | unctus | anointed; greasy, oily |
| 4 | Latin | ungō | to anoint, smear with oil, grease |
| 5 | Latin | unguō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |