Where does “unto” come from?

unto (Spanish) comes 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.

unto (Spanish): ointment

Definitions

  1. ointment

Ancestry of “unto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinunctumnominative neuter singular of ūnctus; accusative...
2Latinunctusanointed; greasy, oily
3Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
4Latinunguō—
5Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint

Words derived from “unto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →