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Where does “xenía” come from?

xenía (Spanish) comes from New Latin xenia, from Ancient Greek ξενία, from Ancient Greek ξένος, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

xenía (Spanish): xenia

Definitions

  1. xenia

Ancestry of “xenía”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinxenia—
2Ancient Greekξενίαhospitality, hospitable reception, entertainment;...
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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