English
anoint
Anoint comes from Old French enoindre ‘to anoint’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃engʷ-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ongʷō‘to anoint’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEungō‘to smear, anoint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinungō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400enoindre‘to anoint’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400enointpast participle of enoindre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enointen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611anoint
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃engʷ-reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*ongʷō‘to anoint’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEungō‘to smear, anoint’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinungō
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400enoindre‘to anoint’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400enointpast participle of enoindre
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enointen
- Englishearliest quotation 1611anoint
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “He anointed the eyes of the blind man with…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ-
through Latin ungō ‘to smear, anoint’
Today it means
verb To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- / anoint