Where does “ἀλέκτωρ” come from?

ἀλέκτωρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

ἀλέκτωρ (Ancient Greek): cock, rooster; husband, consort; unwedded

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster; husband, consort; unwedded

Ancestry of “ἀλέκτωρ”, step by step

ἀλέκτωρ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἀλέξω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
2Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
3Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
4Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Ancient Greek λέχομαι

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλέχομαιto lie down
2Proto-Hellenic*lékʰomaito lie down

via Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekᾰ̓λέξωI ward off; ward off
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-s-—

Words derived from “ἀλέκτωρ”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός →