Where does “alastor” come from?
alastor (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic Alasdair, from Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
alastor (English): An avenging spirit or deity, variously associated with the Erinyes, Nemesis, and more
Definitions
- An avenging spirit or deity, variously associated with the Erinyes, Nemesis, and more
Ancestry of “alastor”, step by step
alastor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic Alasdair
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | Alasdair | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | Alaxander | — |
| 3 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |
via Ancient Greek ἀλάστωρ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | ἀλάστωρ | avenging spirit or deity |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄλαστος | insufferable, accursed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |