Where does “εἴτε” come from?
εἴτε (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τε, from Proto-Hellenic kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
εἴτε (Ancient Greek): either...or, whether..or; 800 BCE – 600 BCE,...
Definitions
- either...or, whether..or; 800 BCE – 600 BCE,...
Ancestry of “εἴτε”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τε | and, also or untranslatable |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷe | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
Words derived from “εἴτε”