xenon
/ˈzinɒn/ZEE-non
/ˈzinɑn/ZEE-nahn
Meaningthe stranger (element)
Common meaning: an inert gas, named as the 'stranger' element
- xena stranger, guestLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1017 · scan
- onnoun ending (from Latin -o, -onis)
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ξένος ‘a stranger, guest’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ξένος, p. 1017 · dictionary scan
Roots
- ξένος Greek “a stranger, guest”
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