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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Xenophon | Athenian 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 |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ξενοφῶν | Xenophon |
| 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 |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |