ont-

1 of 2

combining form

variants or onto-

1

: being : existence

ontology

2

: organism

ontogeny

-ont

2 of 2

noun combining form

: cell : organism

diplont

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

New Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek ont-, ōn, present participle of einai to be — more at is

Noun combining form

Greek ont-, ōn, present participle