ointment
English
/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/, /ˈɔɪn(t)m(ə)nt/
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
Etymology
Suf from English oint inherited from Middle English oinement derived from Old French oignement (an anointing) derived from Latin ungō, ung(u)ō (I anoint) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (anoint, salve, smear), *h₃engʷ- (anoint, salve, smear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₃engʷ-
Gloss
anoint, salve, smear
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- oint English
- ointmentlike English
- inunctio Latin
- unctiō Latin
- unctum Latin
- unguentarius Latin
- unguentum Latin
- unguentārius Latin
- ungĕre Latin
- ungō, ung(u)ō Latin
- unguentaceo Italian
- *h₃engʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃engʷen- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃éngʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *ankwô Proto-Germanic
- अञ्ज् Sanskrit
- oinement Middle English
- enoint Old French
- oignement Old French
- oindre Old French
- ongnement Middle French
- *ongʷō Proto-Italic