Etymology

enn-

Today it means: Used for the digit nine to form systematic element names of elements whose existence has been predicted, and which have not yet been given a trivial name. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐννέα
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐννέα“nine”
  2. English todayenn-

Reduced form of ennea-, from Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa, “nine”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐννέα all →

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