Where does “Sandra” come from?
Sandra (German) comes from Italian Sandra, from Italian Alessandra, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Sandra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Sandra | zander |
| 2 | Italian | Alessandra | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρα | Alexandra |
| 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 |