Where does “Nestor” come from?

Nestor (French) comes from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ, from Ancient Greek -τωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *-tōr.

Ancestry of “Nestor”, step by step

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