Where does “stentorious” come from?
stentorious (English) comes from English stentor, from Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ, from Ancient Greek -τωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr.
stentorious (English): stentorian
Ancestry of “stentorious”, 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 | — |
Words derived from “stentorious”