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Where does “aléksō” come from?

aléksō (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂lékseti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂lek- — to protect.

aléksō (Proto-Hellenic): to protect

Definitions

  1. to protect

Ancestry of “aléksō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂léksetito be protecting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂lek-to protect

Words derived from “aléksō”

  • Alexander
  • Alex
  • Alexandria
  • Alexandra
  • Alejandro
  • Alexa
  • Alexandros
  • Alexandretta
  • Lexa
  • alexipharmic
  • Alexandroupoli
  • Alexzander
  • Alexandran
  • alexipyretic
  • Alexiares
  • Alexandretta
  • Alexandrina
  • alexipharmacon
  • Alexandria
  • Alexander
  • Alexandrinus
  • Alexandrea
  • Alejandrino
  • alejandrino
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