Where does “ontogenéza” come from?

ontogenéza (Slovak) comes from Ancient Greek ὄντος, from Ancient Greek ὤν, from Ancient Greek εἰμί, from Proto-Hellenic ehmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

ontogenéza (Slovak): ontogenesis

Definitions

  1. ontogenesis

Ancestry of “ontogenéza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄντοςmasculine genitive singular of ὤν , present...
2Ancient Greekὤνpresent participle of εἰμί; actual, real
3Ancient GreekεἰμίTo be, exist; live; To be; it is possible
4Proto-Hellenicehmito be
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ésmifirst-person singular present indicative of...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmiEvery word from Proto-Hellenic ehmi
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