Synonyms & related words for ontogenesis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of ontogenesis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to ontogenesis

Explore words related to ontogenesis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ontogeny, development, maturation, growth, phylogenesis, morphogeny, metaplasis, heterochrony. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does ontogenesis come from?

The word ontogenesis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: ont, from Greek on (“being, that which exists”); o, from Greek o (“connective vowel”); and genesis, from Greek genesis (“origin, birth, formation”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.