Where does “Alexander” come from?

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

Alexander (Old English): Alexander the Great

Definitions

  1. Alexander the Great

Ancestry of “Alexander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlexander
2Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
3Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
4Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
5Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
6Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Alexander

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr