Where does “xenoglossic” come from?
xenoglossic (English) comes from English xenoglossy, from French xénoglossie, from French xéno-, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
xenoglossic (English): Exhibiting or relating to xenoglossy
Definitions
- Exhibiting or relating to xenoglossy
Ancestry of “xenoglossic”, step by step
xenoglossic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English xenoglossy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xenoglossy | Knowledge of a language one has never learned;... |
| 2 | French | xénoglossie | xenoglossia, xenoglossy |
| 3 | French | xéno- | xeno- |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 7 | 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 |