Etymology

xenograft

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Today it means: A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient. Full definition →

English graft ← Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Englishgraft
  6. English todayxenograft

From xeno- + graft.

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