Where does “Nestor” come from?

Nestor derives from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ, composed of the agent suffix Ancient Greek -τωρ from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, itself from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s, an agent noun formative.

Nestor (English): A wise old man, especially one who serves as a...

Definitions

  1. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a...

Ancestry of “Nestor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΝέστωρNestor
2Ancient Greek-τωρUsed to form agent nouns
3Proto-Hellenic*-tōr—

Words derived from “Nestor”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τωρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ →
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