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.
Alexandrianism (English): The culture that developed in Alexandria, Egypt...
Definitions
- The culture that developed in Alexandria, Egypt...
Ancestry of “Alexandrianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Alexandrian | Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; Applied... |
| 2 | English | Alexandria | — |
| 3 | Latin | Alexandrea | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρεια | — |
| 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 | — |