Where does “xenon” come from?
Xenon comes from Ancient Greek ξένον, derived from Ancient Greek ξένος, which developed from Ancient Greek ξένϝος, ultimately from Proto-Hellenic ksénwos meaning foreign or strange.
xenon (English): The chemical element with an atomic number of...
Definitions
- The chemical element with an atomic number of...
Ancestry of “xenon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “xenon”