Where does “mentor” come from?

mentor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ, from Proto-Hellenic méntōr, from Proto-Indo-European méntōr, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

mentor (Norwegian Bokmål): a mentor

Definitions

  1. a mentor

Ancestry of “mentor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΜέντωρMentor
2Proto-Hellenicméntōr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméntōr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European méntōr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic méntōr →