English
Nestor
Nestor comes from Ancient Greek Νέστωρ.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝέστωρNéstōr
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Nestor
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΝέστωρNéstōr
- Englishearliest quotation 1989Nestor
Earliest quotation: 1989, Oscar Hijuelos, The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: “Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *nes- ‘to join with, to conceal oneself, to recover’
Today it means
name An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Νέστωρ / Nestor