Where does “micropaleontología” come from?
micropaleontología (Spanish) comes from Spanish paleontología, from Spanish onto-, 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.
micropaleontología (Spanish): micropaleontology
Definitions
- micropaleontology
Ancestry of “micropaleontología”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | paleontología | paleontology |
| 2 | Spanish | onto- | onto |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄντος | masculine genitive singular of ὤν , present... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὤν | present participle of εἰμί; actual, real |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | εἰμί | To be, exist; live; To be; it is possible |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | ehmi | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |