Where does “Alexandran” come from?
Alexandran (English) comes from English Alexandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Alexandran (English): Of or pertaining to any of several people named...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to any of several people named...
Ancestry of “Alexandran”, step by step
Alexandran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Alexandra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alexandra | 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρα | Alexandra |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via English N
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | N | The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this... |