- Etymology
- From Greek ὄν (on) "being" + -λογία (-logia) "study of." Compound: ont- + -ology.
- Onto-
- From Greek ὄν (on), genitive ὄντος (ontos). "Being."
- -ology
- From Greek -λογία. "Study of, discourse on."
- Origin
- Greek ὄν + -λογία. Philosophy, formal ontology (Husserl, Ingarden).
- Meaning
- Study of being and existence. Formal ontology: conceptual hierarchy and categorization.
- Earliest use
- 17th century (philosophy); formal ontology 20th c.
- Definition
- Ontology and conceptual hierarchy. In the Terminology Matrix: formalizing the hierarchy from Axiom-ness (surface) to Axiom-odynamics (deep). Meaning integration via RDF/OWL.