Where does “Alexander” come from?

Alexander comes from Latin Alexander, derived from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός and ἀνήρ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr meaning "man" and h₂lek- meaning "to gather."

Alexander (English): Alternative letter-case form of alexander

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of alexander

Ancestry of “Alexander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlexander
2Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
3Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
4Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
5Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Alexander

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr