Where does “アレキサンドライト” come from?

アレキサンドライト (Japanese) comes from English alexandrite, 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.

アレキサンドライト (Japanese): alexandrite

Definitions

  1. alexandrite

Ancestry of “アレキサンドライト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalexandriteA form of chrysoberyl that displays a colour...
2EnglishalexanderA cocktail made of cognac or gin, white crème de...
3LatinAlexander
4Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
5Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
6Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
7Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
8Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός