Where does “Xenophonic” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Xenophonic”, step by step

Xenophonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Xenophon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishXenophonAthenian historian and philosopher born 427 and author of the Anabasis and Memorabilia. He was a pupil of Socrates and became a general during the Persian wars
2Ancient GreekΞενοφῶνXenophon
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

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tósEvery word from Ancient Greek -τόςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω