Where does “πρόξενος” come from?
πρόξενος (Greek) comes 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.
πρόξενος (Greek): consul; cause
Ancestry of “πρόξενος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | ξένος | foreigner, alien; stranger; guest |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξένος | foreign; strange, unusual; of parties giving or... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαύνω | drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τός | creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |