Etymology Explorer › Proto-Indo-European

Where does “-ónts” come from?

-ónts (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Hungarian önt, from Hungarian ön, from Hungarian ön-, from Turkish ön, from Ottoman Turkish اوك, from Proto-Turkic ǖn — sound, voice.

-ónts (Proto-Indo-European): Derives nouns denoting body parts

Definitions

  1. Derives nouns denoting body parts

Ancestry of “-ónts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
2Hungarianönyou
3Hungarianön-self-
4Turkishönfront
5Ottoman Turkishاوك—
6Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

Words derived from “-ónts”

  • informant
  • compliant
  • buoyant
  • antidepressant
  • buoyancy
  • cognizant
  • lubricant
  • coolant
  • benignant
  • avoidant
  • propellant
  • tacrolimus
  • depressant
  • sealant
  • noncompliant
  • disputant
  • analysand
  • buoyantly
  • immunosuppressant
  • continuant
  • suppressant
  • nurturant
  • benignantly
  • dispersant
Every word from Proto-Turkic ǖn →