Etymograph

English

enn-

Enn- comes from Ancient Greek ἐννέα ‘nine’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁néwn̥‘nine’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ennéwə‘nine’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐννέαennéa‘nine’
  4. Englishtodayenn-

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁néwn̥‘nine’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*ennéwə‘nine’reconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐννέαennéa‘nine’
  4. Englishtodayenn-

The story

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

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ‘nine’

nine, noon, ninth, 11 more

Today it means

prefix 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.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ / enn-

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