τίποτα

Greek

Inherited from Byzantine Greek τίποτα (típota), a commonly used variant form of τίποτε (típote). Both forms from the Ancient Greek τίποτε (típote, “what maybe?”), also as phrase τί ποτε (tí pote).^[1] Sense "something" is Hellenistic.^[2]

τίποτα • (típota) (indeclinable)

(negative sense, in a negative clause or question) nothing
Δε ζητάω τίποτα. ― De zitáo típota. ― I ask for nothing.

Δεν κάνει τίποτα. ― Den kánei típota. ― It's nothing .
(positive sense or in question or at answers to a question) something, anything, any
Θέλεις τίποτα; Θέλεις κάτι; ― Théleis típota; Théleis káti? ― Do you want^T-form anything/something?

Όχι, δε θέλω τίποτα. ― Óchi, de thélo típota. ― No, I want nothing (see negative sense)

Σου περισσεύουν τίποτα χρήματα;
Sou perissévoun típota chrímata?
Do you^T-form have any money left over? (in adjectival use)

^ “τίποτε”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
^ τίποτε - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas [Etymological Dictionary of Modern Greek language] (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre