Etymology

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Today it means: A unit or set (especially of a specified number). Full definition →

Ancient Greek -άς
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-ad · suffix1

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed from-άς
  2. English today-ad

From Ancient Greek -άς (-ás) (genitive -άδος (-ádos)): a suffix forming feminine nouns.

-ad · suffix2

  1. Latin · derived fromad
  2. Latin · derived fromad
  3. English today-ad

Derived from Latin ad (“at”), from Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd. Coined by British anatomist John Barclay.

Words from the same roots

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