ointment
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- (countable, uncountable) A substance used to anoint, as in religious rituals.
Synonyms
embrocation
unguentum
Translations
pommade
ungüento
Salbe
unguento
αλοιφή
zalf
pomada
unguentum
pomadaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/
Etymology
In summary
A later form (as if oint + -ment) of Middle English oinement, borrowed from Old French oignement (“an anointing”), from oigner, oindre, ongier (“to anoint”), from Latin ung(u)ō (“I anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to smear, anoint”). Partly displaced native Old English sealf, whence modern salve.
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