Where does “xenodóquio” come from?
xenodóquio (Portuguese) comes from English xenodochium, from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
xenodóquio (Portuguese): xenodochium
Definitions
- xenodochium
Ancestry of “xenodóquio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xenodochium | A room in a monastery for the temporary... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ξενοδοχεῖον | inn, place for strangers to lodge in |
| 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 |