Where does “-xeny” come from?
-xeny (English) comes from Ancient Greek ξενία, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
-xeny (English): guest, stranger, host
Ancestry of “-xeny”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ξενία | hospitality, hospitable reception, entertainment;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |