Where does “ontogenist” come from?
ontogenist (English) comes from English ontogeny, from English onto, from English to, from Middle English to, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos — to stretch, to extend.
ontogenist (English): One who studies ontogeny
Definitions
- One who studies ontogeny
Ancestry of “ontogenist”, step by step
ontogenist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ontogeny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ontogeny | ontogenesis |
| 2 | English | onto | Upon; on top of; Aware of; Being an onto function... |
| 3 | English | to | A particle used for marking the following verb as... |
| 4 | Middle English | to | toe; to; too |
| 5 | Middle English | tone | the one |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |