Etymology

xanthism

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Today it means: A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ξανθισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromξανθισμός
  2. English todayxanthism

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξανθισμός (xanthismós), by surface analysis, xanth- + -ism.

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