Where does “paleontologia” come from?
paleontologia (Portuguese) 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.
paleontologia (Portuguese): paleontology
Ancestry of “paleontologia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |