Where does “οὔκουν” come from?

οὔκουν (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐκ — used before a vowel with smooth breathing.

οὔκουν (Ancient Greek): certainly not

Definitions

  1. certainly not

Ancestry of “οὔκουν”, step by step

οὔκουν traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐκ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐκused before a vowel with smooth breathing

via Ancient Greek οὖν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὖνthen; therefore; Marker of the continuation of a...
Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκ