Where does “untos” come from?

untos (Romanian) comes from Late Latin unctuosus, 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.

untos (Romanian): buttery

Definitions

  1. buttery

Ancestry of “untos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinunctuosus—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →