Etymology

henid

H4E1N1I1D2

Today it means: A vague, half-formed thought or feeling. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἕν
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἕν“single thing”
  2. English todayhenid

Coined by Dr. Otto Weininger from Ancient Greek ἕν (hén, “single thing”) + -id, because it cannot at this stage be separated into thought and feeling.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἕν all →

hendiadyshenotheism

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