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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
UNCTION.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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UNCTION,
an anointing, a salve; also, warmth of address, sanctifying grace. (F.,—L.)
In Shak. Hamlet, iii. 4. 145, iv. 7. 142. 'His inwarde unccion
wyl worke with our diligence;' Sir T. More, Works, p. 763 (R.) M.E. uncioun;
spelt unccioun, Trevisa, i. 113.—F.
onction, 'unction, an anointing;' Cot.—Lat.
unctionem, acc. of unctio, an anointing.—Lat.
unctus, pp. of ungere, to anoint; see Unguent.
Der. unctu-ous, Holinshed, Desc. of Britain, c. 24 (R.), also spelt unctious,
Timon of Athens, iv. 3. 195 (first folio), and even uncteous, Holland,
tr. of Pliny, b. xxxiv. c. 12, p. 510, from F. onctueux, 'oily, fatty,'
Cot., from Low Lat. unctuosus (Ducange); due to Lat. unctu-, stem
of unctus (gen. unctūs), an anointing. Hence unctu-os-i-ty, from F.
onctuosité, 'unctuositie;' Cot.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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