onto-
prefix
- combining form meaning "being" or "existence"
- combining form meaning "organism"
Wiktionary
prefix
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄντος (óntos), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).
- being
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὄντος (óntos), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am”).