Etymology

ontological

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Today it means: Of or relating to ontology. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English ontology ← New Latin ontologia
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁sónts
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ehonts
  4. Ancient Greekὤν, ὄντος (ṓn, óntos)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  8. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  9. New Latinontologia
  10. Englishontology
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. English todayontological

From ontology + -ical.

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