Where does “ο μη γένοιτο” come from?

ο μη γένοιτο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μή, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

ο μη γένοιτο (Greek): God forbid, touch wood, perish the thought

Definitions

  1. God forbid, touch wood, perish the thought

Ancestry of “ο μη γένοιτο”, step by step

ο μη γένοιτο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήnot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Ancient Greek ὅ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὅneuter nominative/accusative singular of ὅς;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Ancient Greek μή →