Etymology Explorer › Ancient Greek

Where does “ο” come from?

ο (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ho, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ο (Ancient Greek): the; that; he, she, it, they

Definitions

  1. the; that; he, she, it, they

Ancestry of “ο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenichothat
2Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “ο”

  • τούτος
  • ο
  • ούτος
  • οὕτως
  • αὑτός
  • τοιοῦτος
  • οὗτος
  • ὅδε
  • ὧδε
  • τοῦτος
  • ο
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →