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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
Νέστωρ
Nestor
2
Ancient Greek
-τωρ
Used to form agent nouns
3
Proto-Hellenic
*-tōr
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