"unt"

Translation: butter

[arracachaco]

Love how "unt" recalls the Spanish verb "untar" which is the verb used for "mantequlla": untar la mantequilla = smear the butter. I wonder how "smear" is in Romanian...

[ovidiu_nl]

“To smear” is “a unge” in Romanian. According to the dictionary “unt” comes from the latin “unctum” (“ointment”) and “a unge” comes from the latin “ungere“ (“to annoint”).

[arracachaco]

Oh, like in Italian, where the latin "ungere" was kept identical: Ungere il burro (for example in a pan, but not in the bread, for which is way more common the verb "spalmare", "to spread")... Interesting. Thanks!

[potestasity]

There's also "a întinde untul", which I think is close to "to spread".

[cosmo-pedant]

<h1>ovidiu nl - Should we say that "ungere" derives from "unguen" (meaning "fat" or "salve") per the etymology for "ointment" in my big old Webster's dictionary? What do you think? (We may notice also that the etymological derivation for the words "unctuous" and "unguent" express the idea of "oil" or "grease" as the root meaning here.)</h1>

[ovidiu_nl]

Sounds reasonable. :)

[Iwapedro]

In Portuguese 'untar' means to grease using butter

[Jea573946]

Would "the butter" be "untul"?

[Chantal303946]

Could you pass the unt please

[Anakonda1010]

почему не подходит oil?

[Trinda.Br]

oil - это ulei, растительное масло. а unt - именно сливочное

[Lingimen]

Does it have something to do with the Italian word "unto"?

[Luvlinguae]

Yes. "Unto" means fat, fatty, or even the participle "spread".

[ftay98]

It's from Latin

[KINGM14]

that was easy for me