Where does “ungir” come from?

ungir (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese ungir, from Latin ungere, from Latin ungo, from Latin unguo, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ungir (Portuguese): to anoint

Definitions

  1. to anoint

Ancestry of “ungir”, step by step

ungir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese ungir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseungir—
2Latinungeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3LatinungoI anoint, smear with oil, oil, grease
4LatinunguoAlternative form of ungō
5Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

via Latin ungĕre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungĕre—
2Latinungueresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguo →