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Where does “seineafóibe” come from?

seineafóibe (Irish) comes from English xenophobia, from English xeno-, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

seineafóibe (Irish): xenophobia

Definitions

  1. xenophobia

Ancestry of “seineafóibe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxenophobiaA fear of strangers or foreigners; A fear of...
2Englishxeno-Having to do with foreigners; Relating to...
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
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