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Where does “ongʷō” come from?

ongʷō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

Ancestry of “ongʷō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “ongʷō”

  • ointment
  • unction
  • anoint
  • unctuous
  • unguent
  • oint
  • anointment
  • unctuously
  • inunction
  • unctuousness
  • anointest
  • anointeth
  • onguent
  • unguentous
  • unguentary
  • ununctuous
  • ointmentlike
  • disanoint
  • reanoint
  • unguentum
  • unguentarius
  • axungia
  • unctum
  • unctus
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