Where does “Sănduleni” come from?
Sănduleni (English) comes from Romanian Sănduleni, from Romanian Sandu, from Romanian Alexandru, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ — man.
Ancestry of “Sănduleni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Sănduleni | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Sandu | — |
| 3 | Romanian | Alexandru | — |
| 4 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 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 |