xeno-
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “alien”).
Prefix
xeno-
- Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “alien”).
Prefix
xeno-
- 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
English terms prefixed with xeno-
Related terms
Translations
having to do with foreigners
relating to strangers or strangeness
from a foreign place
Anagrams
Italian
Prefix
xeno-
- xeno- (all senses)
Derived terms
Italian terms prefixed with xeno-
Latin
Prefix
xeno-
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃe.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʃɨ.nu/
- Hyphenation: xe‧no-
Prefix
xeno-
Derived terms
Portuguese terms prefixed with xeno-
Further reading
- “xeno-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seno/ [se.no]
- Syllabification: xe‧no-
Prefix
xeno-
Derived terms
Spanish terms prefixed with xeno-
Further reading
- “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], 10 December 2024