Where does “Stentor” come from?

Stentor (English) comes from Latin Stentor, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ, from Ancient Greek -τωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr.

Stentor (English): A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice

Definitions

  1. A herald in the Iliad celebrated for his loud voice

Ancestry of “Stentor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinStentorStentor
2Ancient GreekΣτέντωρStentor
3Ancient Greek-τωρUsed to form agent nouns
4Proto-Hellenic*-tōr—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τωρ →Every word from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ →
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