[Lexicog] mentee/mentoree

[John Roberts]

Mike,

If Aranoff is correct, then we get two words for the price one:

-or form            BACKFORM  -ee form
mentor (n) ->    ment (v) ->       mentee (n)
donor (n) ->     don (v) ->         donee (n)
debtor (n) ->    debt (v) ->        debtee (n)
tutor (n) ->       tute (v) ->         tutee (n)

*edit (v)* was formed from *editor (n)* after all.

There is an alternative derivation available from *mentor (v)* and 
*tutor (v)* of

mentor (v) -> mentoree (n)
tutor (v) -> tutoree (n)

But from the google stats this seems less popular than the (n) -> (v) -> 
(n) derivation. Maybe this is because of the mismatch of lexical 
categories. *mentoree (n)* is derived from *mentor (v)* but then it has 
to contrast with *mentor (n)*. Also two for one is a better deal. :-)

John Roberts


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John R Roberts
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