Etymology

unction

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Today it means: An ointment or salve. Full definition →

Latin unctiō ← Proto-Italic *ongʷō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ-
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unction · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃engʷ-
  2. Proto-Italic*ongʷō
  3. Latinunguō
  4. Latinungō
  5. Latinunctiō
  6. English todayunction

Borrowed from Latin unctiō.

unction · noun2

Blend of unc (“older man”) + function (“social occasion”)

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