Where does “Xenocrates” come from?
Xenocrates (English) comes 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.
Xenocrates (English): (c. 396–314) An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314
Definitions
- (c. 396–314) An Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and the second leader (scholarch) of the Platonic Academy from 339 to 314
Ancestry of “Xenocrates”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ξενοκράτης | in particular, the 4th century philosopher Xenocrates |
| 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 |