Where does “ωστόσο” come from?

ωστόσο (Greek) comes from Greek τόσο, from Ancient Greek τόσον, from Ancient Greek τόσος, from Proto-Hellenic totsos, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ωστόσο (Greek): nevertheless, nonetheless, however, but, yet,...

Definitions

nevertheless, nonetheless, however, but, yet,...

Ancestry of “ωστόσο”, step by step

ωστόσο traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek τόσο

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	τόσο	so, such, so much;...
2	Ancient Greek	τόσον	inflection of τόσος : ## masculine accusative...
3	Ancient Greek	τόσος	so much, so very, so great; Synonym of ὅσος
4	Proto-Hellenic	totsos	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	toti	so many
6	Proto-Indo-European	só	this; that

via Greek ως

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	ως	as; to, as far as; until, before, by
2	Ancient Greek	ὡς	the introduction to similes; to qualify a general...
3	Ancient Greek	-ως	Added to the stem of adjectives or pronouns to...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-ós	Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European toti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic totsos →