Where does “undertutor” come from?
undertutor (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.
undertutor (English): A subordinate tutor
Definitions
- A subordinate tutor
Ancestry of “undertutor”, step by step
undertutor 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 | — |