Where does “tutela” come from?

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

tutela (Maltese): guardianship, tutorship

Definitions

  1. guardianship, tutorship

Ancestry of “tutela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantutelaguardianship; protection; inflection of...
2Latintūtēlatutelage, guardianship
3LatintueorI look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care...
4Proto-Italictoweōr—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantewH-to observe; to look favourably upon; to swell; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewH- →Every word from Proto-Italic toweōr →Every word from Latin tueor →