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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

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

Words derived from “μήτε”

  • μήτε
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