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Where does “xénophobique” come from?

xénophobique (French) comes from French xénophobe, 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.

xénophobique (French): Synonym of xénophobe

Definitions

  1. Synonym of xénophobe

Ancestry of “xénophobique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchxénophobexenophobic; xenophobe
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 “xénophobique”

  • xénophobiquement
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