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Where does “tueor” come from?

tueor (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic toweōr, from Proto-Indo-European tewH- — to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...

tueor (Latin): I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care...

Definitions

  1. I look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care...

Ancestry of “tueor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italictoweōr—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantewH-to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...

Words derived from “tueor”

  • tutor
  • tuition
  • tutelage
  • tutelary
  • tutorship
  • tutelar
  • tutee
  • tutorage
  • tutoress
  • tuitional
  • nontuition
  • tutele
  • tutress
  • tutorly
  • tuitionary
  • subtutor
  • tutorize
  • tutelaric
  • tutelarity
  • cybertutor
  • nontutor
  • tuteur
  • mistutor
  • tutorest
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