Where does “Alexius” come from?

Alexius derives from Latin Alexius, from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις and Ἀλέξιος, names of uncertain ultimate origin.

Ancestry of “Alexius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlexius—
2Ancient GreekἌλεξιςhelper, defender
3Ancient Greekᾰ̓λέξωI ward off; ward off
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-s-—

Words derived from “Alexius”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek-s- →Every word from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄλεξις →