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Where does “xeanón” come from?

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

xeanón (Irish): xenon

Definitions

  1. xenon

Ancestry of “xeanón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekξένον—
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
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