Etymology of the English word xenolith
the English word
xenolithusing 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-using the English suffix
-lithderived from the Latin suffix
-lithusderived from the Greek word
lithos, λίθος (stone; a stone )
Usage
Word found in Modern English
