myEtymology.com: Greek etymology of xenophile

Etymology of the Greek word xenophile

the Greek word xenophile

using 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 Greek suffix -phile

English xenophile