Where does “ongnement” come from?

ongnement (Middle French) 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.

ongnement (Middle French): ointment

Definitions

ointment

Ancestry of “ongnement”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	oignement	ointment; balm
2	Old French	oindre	to anoint
3	Latin	ungō	—
4	Latin	unguō	—
5	Proto-Italic	ongʷō	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₃engʷ-	to smear, to anoint

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