ointment
/ˈɔɪntmənt/OYNT-muhnt
/ˈɔɪntmənt/OYNT-muhnt
Meaningan oiling
Common meaning: a soothing cream
- ointto smear with oilLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1931 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latinunguō; unguentum‘to smear with oil’
- Frenchoigne
- Englishointment‘a soothing cream’ · today
oint also in: unguent
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin unguō; unguentum ‘to smear with oil’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry unguō, p. 1931 · dictionary scan
Roots
- unguō; unguentum Latin “to smear with oil”
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