unguent

Meaning

Noun

Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.

Adj

Taking the form of a cream or ointment.

Synonyms

ointment

salve

unction

balm

liniment

oil

balsam

cream

grease

lotion

warpaint

lip salve

medicine

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eye-salve

greasing substance

slide oil

application

lubricating material

cerate

embrocation

emollient

lube

lubricating oil

pigment

plaster

rouge

vanishing cream

Translations

onguent

αλοιφή

Salbe

unguento

zalf

pommade

ungüento

balsamo

baume

ungüento

crème

smeersel

pomada

bàlsam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʌŋɡjuənt/

Etymology

Cognate with Prussian: anctan

Cognate with Old High German: ancho

Cognate with German: Anke

Cognate with Welsh: ymenyn

In summary

From Latin unguentum (“ointment”), from unguō (“I smear with ointment”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“to salve, anoint”). Cognates include Old Prussian anctan, Old High German ancho (German Anke (“butter”)), Welsh ymenyn (“butter”).