Where does “ointeolaíocht” come from?

ointeolaíocht (Irish) comes from Ancient Greek ὤν, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ointeolaíocht (Irish): ontology

Definitions

  1. ontology

Ancestry of “ointeolaíocht”, step by step

ointeolaíocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὤν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὤνpresent participle of εἰμί; actual, real
2Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
3Proto-Hellenicehmito be
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Irish eolaíocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheolaíochtscience; -logy
2Irish-achtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā—
5Proto-Celticaxtā—

Words derived from “ointeolaíocht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi →