xeno-
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “alien”).
Prefix
editxeno-
- Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “alien”).
Prefix
editxeno-
- Having to do with foreigners.
- Relating to strangers or strangeness.
- From a foreign place.
- (biology, medicine, transplantation) From a donor of another species.
- Of extraterrestrial origin.
- xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
edithaving to do with foreigners
relating to strangers or strangeness
from a foreign place
Anagrams
editItalian
editPrefix
editxeno-
- xeno- (all senses)
Derived terms
editLatin
editPrefix
editxeno-
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editxeno-
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “xeno-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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