Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onto-

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
on-to-
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
3
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

being

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄντος (óntos), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₁es-, ὄντος

Questions

What does onto- mean?
being
Where does onto- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce onto-

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