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Where does “oignemant” come from?

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

oignemant (Old French): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “oignemant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoindreto anoint
2Latinungō—
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
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