unguent
English
/ˈʌŋɡwənt/
noun
Definitions
- Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin unguentum (ointment, unguent, perfume) 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
- unguentous English
- inunctio Latin
- unctiō Latin
- unctum Latin
- unguentarius Latin
- unguentum Latin
- unguentārius Latin
- unguō Latin
- ungĕre Latin
- ungō, ung(u)ō Latin
- Anke German
- unguentaceo Italian
- unguento Italian
- onguent French
- ungüento Spanish, Castilian
- *h₃engʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃engʷen- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃éngʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *ankwô Proto-Germanic
- अञ्ज् Sanskrit
- enoint Old French
- onguent Old French
- ymenyn Welsh
- ancho Old High German
- anke Middle High German
- anko Middle High German
- enguento Old Portuguese
- *emban Proto-Celtic
- *ongʷō Proto-Italic