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
2Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →