Alexandria.
Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)
Meaning & usage
Alexandria (a city and governorate of Egypt)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Proto-Indo-European *-seti Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti Proto-Hellenic *aléksōder. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λέξω (ăléxō) Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρ- (ăndr-) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓λέξᾰνδρος (Ăléxăndros) Ancient Greek -υς (-us)? Pre-Greekder.? Proto-Hellenic *-eús Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)? Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ῐᾰ (-ĭă) Ancient Greek -ειᾰ (-eiă) Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)bor. Latin Alexandrīalbor. Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandria Portuguese Alexandria From Old Galician-Portuguese Alexandria, from Latin Alexandrīa, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia).
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