Etymology

xantho-

Today it means: yellow Full definition →

Ancient Greek ξᾰνθός
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromξᾰνθός“yellow”
  2. English todayxantho-

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξᾰνθός (xănthós, “yellow”).

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