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unguentarius.

Of or pertaining to an ointment or perfume.

12 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ʊŋ.ɡʷɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[uŋ.ɡʷenˈtaː.ri.us]
  1. Of or pertaining to an ointment or perfume.

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ Latin unguen Latin unguent(um) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin unguentārius From unguent(um) (“ointment”, “perfume”) + -ārius (“-ary”, “pertaining to”, suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

noun[ʊŋ.ɡʷɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]Classical-Latin[uŋ.ɡʷenˈtaː.ri.us]
  1. a perfumer, a dealer in unguents

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ Latin unguen Latin unguent(um) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin unguentārius From unguent(um) (“ointment”, “perfume”) + -ārius (“-ary”, “pertaining to”, suffix forming relational adjectives and agent nouns).

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