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Where does “antixenophobic” come from?

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

antixenophobic (English): Opposing xenophobia

Definitions

  1. Opposing xenophobia

Ancestry of “antixenophobic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxenophobicExhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear...
2Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
3Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
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