Where does “ontologist” come from?
ontologist (English) comes from French ontologiste, from German Ontologie, from New Latin ontologia, from Ancient Greek ὄντος, from Ancient Greek ὤν, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi — to be.
ontologist (English): A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent...
Definitions
- A scholar or theorist of ontology, or an adherent...
Ancestry of “ontologist”, step by step
ontologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ontologiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ontologiste | ontologist |
| 2 | German | Ontologie | ontology |
| 3 | New Latin | ontologia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄντος | masculine genitive singular of ὤν , present... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὤν | present participle of εἰμί; actual, real |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |
via English ontology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ontology | The branch of metaphysics that addresses the... |