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Where does “ξενοδόχος” come from?

ξενοδόχος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ξενοδόχος, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

ξενοδόχος (Greek): hotelier

Definitions

  1. hotelier

Ancestry of “ξενοδόχος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξενοδόχος—
2Ancient Greekξένοςforeign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or...
3Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
4Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “ξενοδόχος”

  • ξενοδόχα
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