Where does “T-V distinction” come from?

T-V distinction (English) comes from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

T-V distinction (English): The distinction between a formal and an informal...

Definitions

  1. The distinction between a formal and an informal...

Ancestry of “T-V distinction”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūyou (singular); thou
2Proto-Italictūyou
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →