Where does “アレクサンドロス大王” come from?
アレクサンドロス大王 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アレクサンドロス, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
アレクサンドロス大王 (Japanese): Alexander the Great
Definitions
- Alexander the Great
Ancestry of “アレクサンドロス大王”, step by step
アレクサンドロス大王 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アレクサンドロス
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アレクサンドロス | Alexander |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |