Where does “Clexa” come from?
Clexa (English) comes from English Lexa, from English Alexa, from English Alex, from English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrea, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω — man.
Clexa (English): The ship of characters Clarke Griffin and Lexa from the television series The 100
Definitions
- The ship of characters Clarke Griffin and Lexa from the television series The 100
Ancestry of “Clexa”, step by step
Clexa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Lexa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Lexa | — |
| 2 | English | Alexa | — |
| 3 | English | Alex | — |
| 4 | English | Alexandria | famed for its ancient library and lighthouse |
| 5 | Latin | Alexandrea | Alexandria several cities in the Hellenistic world, but most especially an ancient capital of Egypt |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρεια | Alexandria |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via English Clarke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Clarke | variant of Clark |
| 2 | English | Clark | for a scribe, secretary, or cleric |
| 3 | Old English | clerc | clergyman, clerk |
| 4 | Latin | clēricus | a priest, clergyman or clergywoman, cleric |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κληρικός | of or pertaining to clergy; clerical; clergyman |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |