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Where does “tutrix” come from?

tutrix (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...

tutrix (English): a female tutor

Definitions

  1. a female tutor

Ancestry of “tutrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintutrixa female guardian; tutrix
2LatintueorI look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care...
3Proto-Italictoweōr—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantewH-to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...
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