Where does “Alasdair” come from?

Alasdair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish Alaxander, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Alasdair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishAlaxander
2LatinAlexander
3Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
4Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
5Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
6Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
7Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

Words derived from “Alasdair

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr
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