Where does “unto” come from?

unto (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese unto, 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.

unto (Portuguese): lard; grease; unguent

Definitions

  1. lard; grease; unguent

Ancestry of “unto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseunto—
2Latinunctumnominative neuter singular of ūnctus; accusative...
3Latinunctusanointed; greasy, oily
4Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
5Latinunguō—
6Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “unto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →
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