Where does “ξένος” come from?
ξένος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
ξένος (Ancient Greek): foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
Definitions
- foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
Ancestry of “ξένος”, step by step
ξένος traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |