Etymology

xi

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Today it means: The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ξεῖ
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xi · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromξεῖ
  2. English todayxi

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

XI · noun2

  1. translingual · borrowed fromXI“eleven”
  2. English todayXI

From translingual XI (“eleven”, Roman numeral).

Xi · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · derived from西
  2. English todayXi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 西 (xī).

Xi · proper noun4

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from習
  2. Mandarin · borrowed from習
  3. English todayXi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 習／习 (Xí).

Xi · proper noun5

  1. Mandarin · derived from隰
  2. English todayXi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 隰 (Xī).

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