ennead

ennead · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁néwn̥“nine”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐννεάς
3. English todayennead

From Ancient Greek ἐννεάς (enneás), ἐννεάδος (enneádos, “body of nine”) + -ad (suffix designating a unit); analysable as ennea- + -ad. The Greek words ἐννεάς and ἐννεάδος are derived from ἐννέᾰ (ennéă, “nine”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”)) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, suffix forming abstract nouns of number from numerals) or -ος (-os).

Ennead · proper noun²

1. Egyptian · calque ofpsḏt“nine, nineness, ennead”
2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἘννεάς
3. English todayEnnead

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐννεάς (Enneás), itself a calque of Egyptian psḏt (“nine, nineness, ennead”), from psḏw (“nine”).

Ennead · noun³

See ennead.

Words from the same roots