ἄν

Etymology 1
. Has been connected to similar particles in other Indo-European languages, especially 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬, from.

A more recent hypothesis derives it instead from the phrase, supposing that it had been from an original , in turn from a ; compare ,.

Particle

 * 1)  in that case
 * : would or could do or be doing
 * : were doing, would be doing
 * : would have done, would do
 * : would do, would be doing; would have been doing
 * : had done, had been doing; would have done, would have been doing; used to do
 * : would have done, would do
 * : would do, would be doing; would have been doing
 * : had done, had been doing; would have done, would have been doing; used to do
 * : would do, would be doing; would have been doing
 * : had done, had been doing; would have done, would have been doing; used to do
 * : had done, had been doing; would have done, would have been doing; used to do

Etymology 2
A contracted form of, from +.

Conjunction

 * 1)  if (for more details, see  and )