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Where does “untură” come from?

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

untură (Romanian): lard, grease, fat

Definitions

  1. lard, grease, fat

Ancestry of “untură”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuncturaan anointing
2Latinungō—
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
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