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Where does “οὔτις” come from?

οὔτις (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.

οὔτις (Ancient Greek): no one, nobody, none, nothing, no

Definitions

  1. no one, nobody, none, nothing, no

Ancestry of “οὔτις”, step by step

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
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