Where does “Alexandrianism” come from?
Alexandrianism (English) comes from English Alexandrian, from English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrea, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ — man.
Alexandrianism (English): The culture that developed in Alexandria, Egypt...
Definitions
- The culture that developed in Alexandria, Egypt...
Ancestry of “Alexandrianism”, step by step
Alexandrianism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Alexandrian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alexandrian | Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; Applied... |
| 2 | English | Alexandria | famed for its ancient library and lighthouse |
| 3 | Latin | Alexandrea | Alexandria several cities in the Hellenistic world, but most especially an ancient capital of Egypt |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρεια | Alexandria |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |