Where does “tutress” come from?
tutress (English) comes from Latin tutrix, from Latin tueor, from Proto-Italic toweōr, from Proto-Indo-European tewH- — to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...
tutress (English): Obsolete spelling of tutoress
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of tutoress
Ancestry of “tutress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tutrix | a female guardian; tutrix |
| 2 | Latin | tueor | I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | toweōr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewH- | to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to... |