Where does “προξενείο” come from?
προξενείο (Greek) comes from Greek πρόξενος, from Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
προξενείο (Greek): consulate
Definitions
- consulate
Ancestry of “προξενείο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greek | πρόξενος | consul; cause |
| 2 | Greek | ξένος | foreigner, alien; stranger; guest |
| 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 |