xeno-

See also: xeno, xenó, and xéno-

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “alien”).

Prefix

xeno-

1. Used to form taxonomic names and epithets indicating strangeness

English

Alternative forms

• xen-

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “alien”).

Prefix

xeno-

1. Having to do with foreigners.

   xenophilia, xenophobia

2. Relating to strangers or strangeness.
3. From a foreign place.

   xenolith, xenomenia

4. (biology, medicine, transplantation) From a donor of another species.

   Synonym: hetero-

   Coordinate terms: allo-, auto-, self-

   porcine xenograft

5. Of extraterrestrial origin.

   ‎xeno- + ‎archaeology → ‎xenoarchaeology

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with xeno-

Related terms

• xenelasy

 

Translations

having to do with foreigners

• Czech: xeno-
• Dutch: xeno- (nl)
• Esperanto: kseno-
• French: xéno- (fr), omagod
• German: fremd-
• Greek: ξενο- (xeno-)

  Ancient Greek: ξενο- (xeno-)

• Portuguese: xeno- (pt)

relating to strangers or strangeness

• French: xéno- (fr)
• German: fremd-
• Greek: ξενο- (xeno-)

  Ancient Greek: ξενο- (xeno-)

• Portuguese: xeno- (pt)

from a foreign place

• Czech: xeno-
• Dutch: xeno- (nl)
• Esperanto: kseno-
• French: xéno- (fr)
• Greek: ξενο- (xeno-)

  Ancient Greek: ξενο- (xeno-)

• Portuguese: xeno- (pt)

Anagrams

• Exon, exon, oxen

Italian

Prefix

xeno-

1. xeno- (all senses)

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with xeno-

Latin

Prefix

xeno-

1. xeno-

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seno/ [se.no]
• Syllabification: xe‧no-

Prefix

xeno-

1. 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], 2024 December 10