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Where does “φιλόξενος” come from?

φιλόξενος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

φιλόξενος (Ancient Greek): loving strangers; hospitable; kind to guests

Definitions

  1. loving strangers; hospitable; kind to guests

Ancestry of “φιλόξενος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
2Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “φιλόξενος”

  • Philoxenus
  • Φιλόξενος
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