# unguent

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʌŋɡjuənt/

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

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unguent