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Where does “ontologia” come from?

ontologia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ὤν, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

Ancestry of “ontologia”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “ontologia”

  • ontology
  • ontological
  • ontologically
  • ontologist
  • ontologize
  • subontology
  • metaontology
  • nonontological
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