Where does “ἀλέξω” come from?
ἀλέξω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
ἀλέξω (Ancient Greek): to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
Definitions
- to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
Ancestry of “ἀλέξω”, step by step
ἀλέξω traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek ἀνδρός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Proto-Hellenic aléksō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Hellenic | aléksō | to protect |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lékseti | to be protecting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂lek- | to protect |
Words derived from “ἀλέξω”