Where does “alexandre” come from?

alexandre (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.

alexandre (Old English): alexanders

Definitions

  1. alexanders

Ancestry of “alexandre”, 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
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός