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Where does “xenoplastic” come from?

xenoplastic (English) comes from French xénoplastique, 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.

xenoplastic (English): Of or pertaining to xenoplasty

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to xenoplasty

Ancestry of “xenoplastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchxénoplastiquexenoplastic
2Frenchxéno-xeno-
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

Words derived from “xenoplastic”

  • xenoplastically
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