Etymology

xeno-

Today it means: Having to do with foreigners. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. English todayxeno-

Derived from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekξένος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.