onto-

onto- root words — words with the onto- root

The root onto- comes from Greek on, meaning being. 24 words in Dendril are built from it, including onrush, paleontologists, online, athenaeum, athwartships, deuteron, exciton, hadron, kaon, magneton, metencephalon, micropaleontologies. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the onto- root

Explore words with onto- — words containing the onto- root and sharing its sense of "being". Examples include onrush, paleontologists, online, athenaeum, athwartships, deuteron, exciton, hadron, kaon, magneton, metencephalon, micropaleontologies. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The onto- root means being, from Greek on. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.