Where does “Alejandro” come from?

Alejandro comes from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, composed of ἀλέξ- (to ward off) and ἀνδρός (of man), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- and h₂nḗr.

Ancestry of “Alejandro”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Alejandro	—
2	Latin	Alexander	—
3	Ancient Greek	Ἀλέξανδρος	Alexander
4	Ancient Greek	ἀλέξω	to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
5	Ancient Greek	ἀνδρός	genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
6	Ancient Greek	ἀνήρ	man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
7	Proto-Hellenic	*anḗr	—

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