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Where does “unsoare” come from?

unsoare (Romanian) comes from Romanian uns, from Romanian unge, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

unsoare (Romanian): ointment, grease, salve

Definitions

  1. ointment, grease, salve

Ancestry of “unsoare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianuns—
2Romanianungeto smear; to rub in , grease, oil, lubricate
3Latinungō—
4Latinunguō—
5Proto-Italicongʷō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “unsoare”

  • unsuros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →