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Where does “τε” come from?

τε (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

τε (Ancient Greek): and, also or untranslatable

Definitions

  1. and, also or untranslatable

Ancestry of “τε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenickʷe—
2Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “τε”

  • είτε
  • μήτε
  • μήτε
  • αὖτε
  • αὐτάρ
  • εἴτε
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →