Etymology

ontic

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Ancient Greek ὄν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄν“being, existing, essence”
  2. English todayontic

From Ancient Greek ὄν (ón, “being, existing, essence”) (stem ὄντ- (ónt-)) + -ic.

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