Where does “ontologico” come from?
ontologico (Italian) comes from Portuguese ontologia, 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.
ontologico (Italian): ontological
Definitions
- ontological
Ancestry of “ontologico”, step by step
ontologico traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese ontologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | ontologia | ontology |
| 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 Italian ontologia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ontologia | ontology |
| 2 | Italian | -logia | -logy |
| 3 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -λογία | Base for nouns denoting the study of something,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |