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From New Latin Xanthochroi (from ξανθός (xanthós, “fair", "yellow", "golden", "blond”) and χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”)). By surface analysis, xantho- + -chroic.
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From New Latin Xanthochroi (from ξανθός (xanthós, “fair", "yellow", "golden", "blond”) and χρώς (khrṓs, “skin”)). By surface analysis, xantho- + -chroic.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.