Where does “tutelar” come from?

tutelar (Romanian) comes from French tutélaire, 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...

tutelar (Romanian): tutelary

Definitions

  1. tutelary

Ancestry of “tutelar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtutélairetutelary
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 →