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unguen.

fat, grease;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʊŋ.ɡʷɛn]Classical-Latin[ˈuŋ.ɡʷen]
  1. fat, grease

    declension-3 · neuter
  2. ointment

    declension-3 · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ongʷn̥ (whence also Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen, acc.sg.)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷen- (compare Old Irish imb (“butter”), Old High German ancho (“butter”)), from the root *h₃engʷ- (“to anoint”).

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