onto
English
/ˈɒn.tuː/, /ˈɑn.tu/, /ˈɒn.tə/, /ˈɒn.tʊ/
prep
Definitions
- Upon; on top of.
- (informal) Aware of.
- (mathematics) Being an onto function with a codomain of (see below).
Etymology
Compound from English on (suffix for ketones, preposition) + English to (apart, intensively, severely).
Origin
English
to
Gloss
apart, intensively, severely
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- go-to English
- hand-to-mouth English
- hereon English
- hitherto English
- how-to English
- into English
- on English
- on high English
- on-site English
- onballer English
- onfield English
- onglaze English
- ongoer English
- ongoing English
- onlap English
- online English
- onlooker English
- onpass English
- onscreen English
- onsell English
- onsetter English
- onshore English
- onside English
- onsides English
- onsight English
- onstage English
- onward English
- onwards English
- pull up on English
- push up on English
- run up on English
- telling-to English
- thereon English
- thereto English
- thitherto English
- to English
- to've English
- to-be English
- to-bread English
- to-come English
- to-do English
- to-draw English
- tocome English
- toward English
- unto English
- untoward English
- upon English
- uptodate English
- whereon English
- whereto English
- on Middle English
- to Middle English
- to
- on
- unto
- upon
- into
- to've
- go-to
- to-do
- onlap
- to-be
- hereon
- online
- tocome
- how-to
- onward
- onsell
- ongoer
- onside
- onpass
- toward
- thereon
- onshore
- onwards
- to-draw
- onsight
- onglaze
- onsides
- on-site
- to-come
- ongoing
- on high
- onfield
- onstage
- whereto
- whereon
- thereto
- onsetter
- uptodate
- onlooker
- onscreen
- untoward
- onballer
- hitherto
- to-bread
- thitherto
- run up on
- pull up on
- telling-to
- push up on
- hand-to-mouth