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
Ancestry of “ungir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | ungir | — |
| 2 | Latin | ungere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | ungo | I anoint, smear with oil, oil, grease |
| 4 | Latin | unguo | Alternative form of ungō |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |