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ungo.

to anoint, smear with oil, grease

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʊŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈuŋ.ɡo]
  1. to anoint, smear with oil, grease

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Where this word comes from

From earlier unguō, from Proto-Italic *ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”). Cognates include Sanskrit अनक्ति (anakti, “to oil, anoint”), Sanskrit अञ्जस् (áñjas, “ointment, unguent”), Old Armenian օծ (ōc) and Proto-Germanic *ankwô.

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