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Where does “kʷóteros” come from?

kʷóteros (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

kʷóteros (Proto-Indo-European): which of two

Definitions

  1. which of two

Ancestry of “kʷóteros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “kʷóteros”

  • whether
  • neither
  • neutral
  • neutron
  • neuter
  • neutrino
  • neutropenia
  • neutrally
  • utricle
  • neutralist
  • Outremer
  • neutralism
  • unneutral
  • antineutrino
  • neutralino
  • outré
  • nonneutral
  • thermoneutral
  • utriculus
  • circumneutral
  • neutrinoless
  • electroneutral
  • neutronium
  • neutronic
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