Where does “ἦτε” come from?

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

ἦτε (Ancient Greek): surely, doubtless

Definitions

  1. surely, doubtless

Ancestry of “ἦτε”, step by step

ἦτε traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek τε

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

via Ancient Greek ἤ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἤor; than, as
2Proto-Hellenicēwe—
3Proto-Indo-European-wēor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek τε →