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Etymology of the English prefix xeno-

the English prefix xeno-
derived from the Latin prefix xeno-
derived from the Greek prefix xeno-
derived from the Greek word xenos, ξένος (foreign (literally, alien, or figuratively, novel); by implication, a guest or (vice-versa) entertainer)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghos-ti-

Derivations in English

xenocryst, xenobiotic, xenodiagnosis, xenogamy, xenogenesis, xenograft, xenolith, xenomorphic, xenophile, xenophilia, xenophobe

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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