xeno- en · X
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Derived from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).
Meanings
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(morpheme) Having to do with foreigners.
xenophilia, xenophobia
- (morpheme) Relating to strangers or strangeness.
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(morpheme) From a foreign place.
xenolith, xenomenia
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(morpheme) From a donor of another species.
We suggest defining such females as xenoparous, meaning they need to produce individuals of another species as part of their life cycle. This shows the evolution of xenoparity (xeno-, meaning ‘foreign, strange, different’, and -parity, meaning ‘produce, bring forth, give birth’), which is the need to propagate another species’ genome by means of its own eggs.
2025 September 3, Y. Juvé, C. Lutrat, A. Ha, et al., “One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants”, in Nature, →DOI, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2025:porcine xenograft
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(morpheme) Of extraterrestrial origin.
xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| xen- | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (28)
pt xeno- (from a foreign place) · de fremd- (having to do with foreigners) · eo kseno- (having to do with foreigners) · ru ино- (having to do with foreigners) · de fremd- (relating to strangers or strangeness) · fr xéno- (having to do with foreigners) · pt xeno- (having to do with foreigners) · el ξενο- (relating to strangers or strangeness) · eo kseno- (from a foreign place) · el ξενο- (from a foreign place) · ru ксено- (having to do with foreigners) · pl kseno- (having to do with foreigners) · grc ξενο- (having to do with foreigners) · fr xéno- (relating to strangers or strangeness) · el ξενο- (having to do with foreigners) · ru чуже- (from a foreign place) · grc ξενο- (from a foreign place) · ru ино- (from a foreign place) · ga xéin- (having to do with foreigners) · cs xeno- (having to do with foreigners) · ru чуже- (relating to strangers or strangeness) · fr xéno- (from a foreign place) · pt xeno- (relating to strangers or strangeness) · ga sein- (having to do with foreigners) · nl xeno- (from a foreign place) · grc ξενο- (relating to strangers or strangeness) · nl xeno- (having to do with foreigners) · cs xeno- (from a foreign place)