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Where does “h₃engʷ-” come from?

h₃engʷ- (Proto-Indo-European): to smear, to anoint

Definitions

  1. to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “h₃engʷ-”

  • ointment
  • unction
  • anoint
  • unctuous
  • omentum
  • unguent
  • omental
  • oint
  • anointment
  • unctuously
  • inunction
  • unctuousness
  • anointest
  • gastroomental
  • anointeth
  • onguent
  • unguinous
  • unguentous
  • unguentary
  • ununctuous
  • ointmentlike
  • disanoint
  • reanoint
  • unguentum