Where does “ουδέποτε” come from?

ουδέποτε (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek οὐδέποτε, from Ancient Greek οὐδέ, from Ancient Greek οὐ, from Ancient Greek οὐκί, from Proto-Hellenic oyuki, from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷid — ever, on your life; not ever, not on your life.

ουδέποτε (Greek): never, not even once, not even ever

Definitions

  1. never, not even once, not even ever

Ancestry of “ουδέποτε”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐδέποτεnever
2Ancient Greekοὐδέbut not; and not, nor; not even, not at all
3Ancient Greekοὐnot
4Ancient GreekοὐκίEpic form of οὐ
5Proto-Hellenicoyuki
6Proto-Indo-European(ne) h₂óyu kʷidever, on your life; not ever, not on your life
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (ne) h₂óyu kʷidEvery word from Proto-Hellenic oyukiEvery word from Ancient Greek οὐκί