Where does “ὄντος” come from?

ὄντος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὤν, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ὄντος (Ancient Greek): masculine genitive singular of ὤν , present...

Definitions

  1. masculine genitive singular of ὤν , present...

Ancestry of “ὄντος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὤνpresent participle of εἰμί; actual, real
2Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
3Proto-Hellenicehmito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “ὄντος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi →