English
Mentor
Mentor comes from Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méntōrreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜέντωρ
- EnglishtodayMentor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*men-‘to think’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*méntōrreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCEsame formreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΜέντωρ
- EnglishtodayMentor
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to think’
money, music, mind, amount, mouth, remain, museum, mountain, monster, min, comment, mount, permanent, auto, mental, monetary, mention, demonstration, monitor, monk, maya, monastery, amnesty, mint, muse, mosaic, summon, ming, mas, mandarin, mania, monte, muster, monstrous, prominence, amnesia, manic, monument, imminent, mantra, 127 more
through Ancient Greek Μέντωρ
Today it means
name Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *men- / Mentor