Where does “είτε” come from?
είτε (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek εἴτε, from Ancient Greek τε, from Proto-Hellenic kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
είτε (Greek): either...or, whether..or
Ancestry of “είτε”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | εἴτε | either...or, whether..or; 800 BCE – 600 BCE,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τε | and, also or untranslatable |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷe | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |