Where does “οὔτε” come from?

οὔτε (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

οὔτε (Ancient Greek): and not; neither...nor

Definitions

  1. and not; neither...nor

Ancestry of “οὔτε”, step by step

οὔτε traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek οὐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐnot
2Ancient GreekοὐκίEpic form of οὐ
3Proto-Hellenicoyuki—
4Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life

via Ancient Greek τε

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτεand, also or untranslatable
2Proto-Hellenickʷe—
3Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “οὔτε”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid →Every word from Proto-Hellenic oyuki →Every word from Ancient Greek οὐκί →