Where does “πολῠ́ξενος” come from?
πολῠ́ξενος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω, from Proto-Hellenic *péryō.
πολῠ́ξενος (Ancient Greek): entertaining many guests
Ancestry of “πολῠ́ξενος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |
Words derived from “πολῠ́ξενος”