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Where does “Xenia” come from?

Xenia derives from Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ξένϝος, from Proto-Hellenic ksénwos.

Ancestry of “Xenia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinxenianominative plural of xenium; accusative plural of...
2Ancient Greekξενίαhospitality, hospitable reception, entertainment;...
3Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
4Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
5Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Xenia”

  • Xena
  • Xenaverse
  • Xenaphile
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