hesto noun "captain" (VT45:22; the word is not explictly identified as Quenya but can hardly be any other language)
Quenya
cáno
noun. commander, chief(tain), ruler, governor; †crier, herald
cáno
commander
hesto
captain
Sindarin
hest
captain
hest (i chest, o chest), pl. hist (i chist)
hest
captain
(i chest, o chest), pl. hist (i chist)
hothron
noun. captain
Beware, older languages below! The languages below were invented during Tolkien's earlier period and should be used with caution. Remember to never, ever mix words from different languages!
Gnomish
hothron
noun. captain
Qenya
hesto
noun. captain
Doriathrin
hest
noun. captain
A noun glossed “captain” derived from the root ᴹ√KHES “command” (EtyAC/KHES). The language of this word is unclear; Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne indicated it might be ?Bel. for Beleriandic = Ilkorin.
cáno ("k") noun "commander", usually as the title of a lesser chief, especially one acting as the deputy of one higher in rank (PM:345, SA:káno PM:362 indicates that cáno originially meant "crier, herald"); "ruler, governor, chieftain" (UT:400), "leader" (PE17:113).Masc. name Cáno, see Canafinwë. The word cáno ("k") also occurred in the Etymologies with the gloss "chief", but Tolkien changed it to cánë "valour" (VT45:19).