Mentor

Origin

From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Mentōr, "Mentor"), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, may share the same root as English mind.

"mentor, n.". OED Online. March 2013. Oxford University Press. 1 April 2013, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/116575?rskey=EAtx24&result=1&isAdvanced=false.

Akin to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, "one who thinks") and Latin monitor ("one who admonishes"), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-eyo-, causative form of *men- ("to think").

"mentor (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. 2013. Douglas Harper. 2 September 2013, http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=mentor.

Noun

1. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Full definition of mentor

Verb

1. (transitive) To act as someone's mentor

Related terms

• mentee

Anagrams

• meront, Merton, metron