Where does “tutelari” come from?

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

tutelari (Maltese): tutelary

Definitions

  1. tutelary

Ancestry of “tutelari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantutelaretutelary; to protect, defend
2Latintutelaris—
3Latintūtēlatutelage, guardianship
4LatintueorI look or gaze at, behold, watch, view; I care...
5Proto-Italictoweōr—
6Proto-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 →