Where does “εἴθε” come from?

εἴθε (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἰ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey.

εἴθε (Ancient Greek): if only signifies a wish, would that

Definitions

  1. if only signifies a wish, would that

Ancestry of “εἴθε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἰif
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey

Words derived from “εἴθε

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eyEvery word from Ancient Greek εἰ
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