Where does “Քսենոկրատես” come from?
Քսենոկրատես (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Քսենոկրատէս, from Ancient Greek Ξενοκράτης, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Քսենոկրատես (Armenian): Xenocrates
Definitions
- Xenocrates
Ancestry of “Քսենոկրատես”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | Քսենոկրատէս | Xenocrates |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ξενοκράτης | in particular, the 4th century philosopher Xenocrates |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |