Where does “Μένανδρος” come from?

Μένανδρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek μένος, from Proto-Hellenic ménos, from Proto-Indo-European ménos, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Μένανδρος (Ancient Greek): in particular, the comic playwright Menander

Definitions

  1. in particular, the comic playwright Menander

Ancestry of “Μένανδρος”, step by step

Μένανδρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μένος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμένοςmind; desire, ardor, wish, purpose; anger
2Proto-Hellenicménos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanménosmind; thought
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Ancient Greek ἀνήρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
2Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Μένανδρος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ménos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ménos →