Where does “είθε” come from?

είθε (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἴθε, from Ancient Greek εἰ, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey.

είθε (Greek): I wish

Definitions

  1. I wish

Ancestry of “είθε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἴθεif only signifies a wish, would that
2Ancient Greekεἰif
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰ →Every word from Ancient Greek εἴθε →