The Latin base unguere with the velar has indeed been displaced in the immediately neighbouring Romance contact area by the variant *ŭngĕre (REW 9069, under ŭngĕre), as can be seen from the palatalisation of the g in roh. (Surselvic) unscher, roh. (Engadinic) uondscher, ita. ungere and others (cf. HWdR, 971). The term for BUTTER ont, lld. onto, vonto (cf. ron. unt) which is well documented in the Romansh-speaking part of the VA-area, is derived from the participle unctum. At the same time, it also meant 'ointment' from the 2nd century onwards, which is reflected in ita. unto, pms. oit 'ointment' (cf. FEW 14, 29–30 under unctum; cf. REW 9057 under unctum).