Where does “tutorism” come from?
tutorism (English) comes from English tutor, from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur, from Latin tūtor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
tutorism (English): tutorship
Definitions
- tutorship
Ancestry of “tutorism”, step by step
tutorism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tutor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tutor | One who teaches another in a one-on-one or... |
| 2 | Middle English | tutour | — |
| 3 | Old French | tuteur | — |
| 4 | Latin | tūtor | watcher, protector, defender |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |