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

  1. Loud, powerful, booming, suitable for giving...

Ancestry of “stentorian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstentorA person with a powerful or stentorian voice; Any...
2LatinStentōrStentor
3Ancient GreekΣτέντωρStentor
4Ancient Greek-τωρUsed to form agent nouns
5Proto-Hellenic*-tōr—

Words derived from “stentorian”

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