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Where does “μηδείς” come from?

μηδείς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἷς, from Proto-Hellenic hens, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

μηδείς (Ancient Greek): and not one; nobody, naught, good for naught; not...

Definitions

  1. and not one; nobody, naught, good for naught; not...

Ancestry of “μηδείς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἷςone
2Proto-Hellenichenscardinal number 1 Previous: n/a Next: *dúwō;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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