Where does “ξενοδοχοϋπάλληλος” come from?
ξενοδοχοϋπάλληλος (Greek) comes from Greek ξενοδοχείο, from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
ξενοδοχοϋπάλληλος (Greek): hotel worker, hotel employee
Definitions
- hotel worker, hotel employee
Ancestry of “ξενοδοχοϋπάλληλος”, step by step
ξενοδοχοϋπάλληλος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek ξενοδοχείο
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | ξενοδοχείο | hotel |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξενοδοχεῖον | inn, place for strangers to lodge in |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
via Greek υπάλληλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | υπάλληλος | employee; clerk, assistant |