Where does “subontology” come from?
subontology (English) comes from English sub, from English substitute, from Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, from Latin substituo, from Latin statuo, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō.
subontology (English): A subset of an ontology
Definitions
- A subset of an ontology
Ancestry of “subontology”, step by step
subontology traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sub | A submarine; A submarine sandwich: a sandwich... |
| 2 | English | substitute | To use in place of something else, with the same... |
| 3 | Middle English | substituten | — |
| 4 | Latin | substitutus | substituted |
| 5 | Latin | substituo | I place next to, under, or instead of; I... |
| 6 | Latin | statuo | I set up, station; I establish, determine, fix; I... |
| 7 | Latin | stātus | fixed, set, having been set |
| 8 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |
via English ontology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ontology | The branch of metaphysics that addresses the... |
| 2 | New Latin | ontologia | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄντος | masculine genitive singular of ὤν , present... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὤν | present participle of εἰμί; actual, real |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |