Where does “tuition” come from?
Tuition comes from Latin tuitio, a noun formed from the Latin verb tueor meaning to guard or protect, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European tewH-.
tuition (English): A sum of money paid for instruction; The training...
Definitions
- A sum of money paid for instruction; The training...
Ancestry of “tuition”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tuitio | a watching over, guarding; defense, guard,... |
| 2 | Latin | tuitus | defended |
| 3 | Latin | tueor | I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | toweōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tewH- | to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to... |
Words derived from “tuition”