Standard Lemma guide

xeno-

prefix · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

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Meaning 1

Having to do with foreigners.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • xenophilia, xenophobia

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

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Meaning 2

Relating to strangers or strangeness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

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Meaning 3

From a foreign place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • xenolith, xenomenia

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

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Meaning 4

From a donor of another species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • porcine xenograft

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hetero-

Antonyms: none provided

5

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Meaning 5

Of extraterrestrial origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Examples

  • xeno- + archaeology → xenoarchaeology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- Derived from Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, of a stranger”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: xeno- — having to do with foreigners
  • Dutch: xeno- — having to do with foreigners
  • Esperanto: kseno- — having to do with foreigners
  • French: xéno- — having to do with foreigners
  • German: fremd- — having to do with foreigners
  • Greek: ξενο- (xeno-) — having to do with foreigners
  • Ancient Greek: ξενο- (xeno-) — having to do with foreigners
  • Irish: sein- — having to do with foreigners
  • Irish: xéin- — having to do with foreigners
  • Polish: kseno- — having to do with foreigners
  • Portuguese: xeno- — having to do with foreigners
  • Russian: ино- (ino-) — having to do with foreigners
  • Russian: ксено- (kseno-) — having to do with foreigners
  • French: xéno- — relating to strangers or strangeness
  • German: fremd- — relating to strangers or strangeness
  • Greek: ξενο- (xeno-) — relating to strangers or strangeness
  • Ancient Greek: ξενο- (xeno-) — relating to strangers or strangeness
  • Portuguese: xeno- — relating to strangers or strangeness
  • Russian: чуже- (čuže-) — relating to strangers or strangeness
  • Czech: xeno- — from a foreign place
  • Dutch: xeno- — from a foreign place
  • Esperanto: kseno- — from a foreign place
  • French: xéno- — from a foreign place
  • Greek: ξενο- (xeno-) — from a foreign place
  • Ancient Greek: ξενο- (xeno-) — from a foreign place
  • Portuguese: xeno- — from a foreign place
  • Russian: ино- (ino-) — from a foreign place
  • Russian: чуже- (čuže-) — from a foreign place