English
xenia
Xenia comes from Ancient Greek ξενῐ́ᾱ ‘hospitality’, and goes back to ξένος ‘stranger, guest’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEξένος‘stranger, guest’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEξενῐ́ᾱxenĭ́ā‘hospitality’
- Englishtodayxenia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEξένος‘stranger, guest’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEξενῐ́ᾱxenĭ́ā‘hospitality’
- Englishtodayxenia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰes- ‘to eat’
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis ‘guest’
through Ancient Greek ξένος ‘stranger, guest’
Today it means
noun The concept of hospitality to strangers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ξένος / xenia