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Where does “Νέστωρ” come from?

Νέστωρ (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr.

Ancestry of “Νέστωρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τωρUsed to form agent nouns
2Proto-Hellenic*-tōr—

Words derived from “Νέστωρ”

  • Nestor
  • Nestorian
  • Nestorianist
  • Nestore
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr →