Where does “ontogeneza” come from?
ontogeneza (Polish) comes from English ontogenesis, 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 — to stretch, to extend.
ontogeneza (Polish): ontogenesis
Definitions
- ontogenesis
Ancestry of “ontogeneza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ontogenesis | the generation and development of an individual... |
| 2 | English | onto | Upon; on top of; Aware of; Being an onto function... |
| 3 | English | to | A particle used for marking the following verb as... |
| 4 | Middle English | to | toe; to; too |
| 5 | Middle English | tone | the one |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |