Etymology

xenonym

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Today it means: Synonym of exonym. Full definition →

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

From xeno- (“foreign”) + -onym (“name”).

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