Etymology

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Today it means: To anoint, especially a monarch or other patriarchal leader. Full definition →

Latin unctus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromunctus“anointed”
  2. English todayunct

First appears in Middle English circa 1425, derived from Latin unctus (“anointed”) and related terms. Ayurvedic sense is one of several competing translations of Sanskrit snehana.

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