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Where does “ἐννεάς” come from?

ἐννεάς (Ancient Greek) comes from Egyptian psḏt, from Egyptian psḏw — nine.

Ancestry of “ἐννεάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianpsḏtfeminine of psḏw; nineness, ennead
2Egyptianpsḏwnine

Words derived from “ἐννεάς”

  • ennead
  • enneadic
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