Where does “अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया” come from?
अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया (Hindi) comes from English Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrea, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “अलेक्ज़ेंड्रिया”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Alexandria | famed for its ancient library and lighthouse |
| 2 | Latin | Alexandrea | Alexandria several cities in the Hellenistic world, but most especially an ancient capital of Egypt |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλεξάνδρεια | Alexandria |
| 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 |