Where does “μηδέ” come from?

μηδέ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δέ, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

μηδέ (Ancient Greek): but not, and not, nor; not even

Definitions

  1. but not, and not, nor; not even

Ancestry of “μηδέ”, step by step

μηδέ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek δέ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekδέbut, and
2Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Ancient Greek μή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήnot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “μηδέ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Ancient Greek δέ →