Where does “οὐδείς” come from?
οὐδείς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐδέ, from Ancient Greek οὐ, from Ancient Greek οὐκί, from Proto-Hellenic oyuki, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.
οὐδείς (Ancient Greek): no one, nobody, none, nothing, no
Definitions
- no one, nobody, none, nothing, no
Ancestry of “οὐδείς”, step by step
οὐδείς traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek οὐδέ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οὐδέ | but not; and not, nor; not even, not at all |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὐ | not |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐκί | Epic form of οὐ |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | oyuki | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (ne) h₂óyu kʷid | ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life |