Where does “ontonomous” come from?

ontonomous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.

ontonomous (English): Pertaining to or characteristic of ontonomy; Involving the harmonious coexistence of disparate entities

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of ontonomy; Involving the harmonious coexistence of disparate entities

Ancestry of “ontonomous”, step by step

ontonomous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishousplural of ou
2EnglishouA probably extinct species of Hawaiian...
3AfrikaansouAn old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of...
4Dutchoudold
5Middle Dutchoutold
6Old Dutchald
7Proto-West Germanicaldold
8Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via English ontonomy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishontonomyA philosophy of existence that emphasizes the harmonious coexistence of nonuniform entities
2EnglishontoUpon; on top of; Aware of; Being an onto function...
3EnglishtoA particle used for marking the following verb as...
4Middle Englishtotoe; to; too
5Middle Englishtonethe one
6LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
7Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
8Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
9Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
10Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-
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