From Ancient Greek ἐννεάς, ἐννεάδος -ad; analysable as ennea- + -ad. The Greek words and are derived from ἐννέᾰ (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ ("nine")) + -ᾰ́ς or -ος.
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