Where does “μήτε” come from?

μήτε (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τε, from Proto-Hellenic kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

μήτε (Ancient Greek): and not, neither...nor

Definitions

  1. and not, neither...nor

Ancestry of “μήτε”, step by step

μήτε traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τε

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεand, also or untranslatable
2Proto-Hellenickʷe—
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Ancient Greek μή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήnot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “μήτε”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek τε →