Where does “stentorian” come from?
Stentorian comes from English Stentor, from Latin -ianus, -ius, -um, Proto-Indo-European -tōr, -yós, -os, and Proto-Italic -os, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ós.
stentorian (English): Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving...
Definitions
- Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving...
Ancestry of “stentorian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stentor | A person with a powerful or stentorian voice; Any... |
| 2 | Latin | Stentōr | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Στέντωρ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τωρ | Used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *-tōr | — |