Where does “Ἀλέξανδρος” come from?
Ἀλέξανδρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr.
Ἀλέξανδρος (Ancient Greek): Alexander
Ancestry of “Ἀλέξανδρος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | — |
Words derived from “Ἀλέξανδρος”