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

Definitions

  1. either...or, whether..or

Ancestry of “είτε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekεἴτεeither...or, whether..or; 800 BCE – 600 BCE,...
2Ancient Greekτεand, also or untranslatable
3Proto-Hellenickʷe—
4Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷe →Every word from Ancient Greek τε →