Etymograph

English

alpha widow

From alpha (“an alpha male”) + widow.

A compound of alpha ‘an alpha male’ + widow

Egyptian E1

Phoenician 𐤀 ‘aleph’

Ancient Greek ἄλφα

English alpha

Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂

Proto-Germanic *widuwǭ

Proto-West Germanic *widuwā

Old English widuwe

Middle English widwe ‘a widow or widower’

English widow

Today it means

noun A woman who, after experiencing a relationship with an exceptionally desirable man (an alpha male), is unable or unwilling to bond with less attractive men.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / alpha widow