xenagogue
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xenagogue
- /ˈzɛnəɡɒɡ/ UK
- /ˈzɛnəˌɡɑɡ/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξεναγωγός (xenagōgós), from ξένος (xénos, “foreigner; guest; stranger”, noun) (possibly ultimately Pre-Greek) + ἀγωγός (agōgós, “(adjective) guiding, leading; (noun) escort, guide”) (from ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “to bring along, lead”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”)) + -ός (-ós, suffix forming agentive or patientive adjectives and nouns)). By surface analysis, xen- (prefix meaning ‘relating to foreigners or strangers’) + -agogue (suffix denoting something leading to another thing).
noun xenagogues · zenagogue
- One who guides strangers; a guide or tour guide. […] I vvill be their Xenagogus, or guide, and firſt ſhevv them our Country of Kent, the inhabitants vvhereof, [Julius] Cæſar himſelf in his Commentaries, confeſſeth to be of all others the moſt full of humanity and gentleneſſe.
Talk about this word "xenagogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/xenagogue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. xenagogue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/xenagogue "xenagogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/xenagogue.Cite this
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title = {xenagogue},
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