The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₃engʷ-“anoint”
- Latin · derived frominunctio
- English todayinunction
From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*h₃engʷ- all →
ointmentunctuousunguentkouign-amann
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.