Where does “Leander” come from?
Leander comes from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος, derived from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ meaning "man," which traces to Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗr with the same sense.
Ancestry of “Leander”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | Λέανδρος | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | — |