Where does “alexandrine” come from?

alexandrine (English) comes from English alexander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

alexandrine (English): A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts

Definitions

A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts

Ancestry of “alexandrine”, step by step

alexandrine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English alexander

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	alexander	A cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de...
2	Latin	Alexander	—
3	Ancient Greek	Ἀλέξανδρος	Alexander
4	Ancient Greek	ἀλέξω	to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
5	Ancient Greek	ἀνδρός	genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
6	Ancient Greek	ἀνήρ	man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
7	Proto-Hellenic	*anḗr	man

via Latin alexandrinus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	alexandrinus	Alexandrian Alexandrine of
2	Ancient Greek	Ἀλεξανδρῖνος	of Alexandria, Alexandrian
3	Ancient Greek	-ῐνος	added to nouns or adverbs to form adjectives relating to material, time, and so on: made of, during the time of
4	Proto-Indo-European	-iHnos	Creates adjectives of materials
5	Proto-Indo-European	-no-	adjectival suffix

via Middle French alexandrin

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	alexandrin	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός →