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Where does “ontotheologian” come from?

ontotheologian (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.

ontotheologian (English): One who studies ontotheology

Definitions

  1. One who studies ontotheology

Ancestry of “ontotheologian”, step by step

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