Where does “Șendroiu” come from?
Șendroiu (Romanian) comes from Romanian Șendrea, from Romanian Șandru, from Hungarian Sándor, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.
Ancestry of “Șendroiu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Șendrea | — |
| 2 | Romanian | Șandru | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | Sándor | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |