Where does “astutari” come from?

astutari (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin extutare, from Latin tūtor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

astutari (Sicilian): to put out, to extinguish; to turn off

Definitions

  1. to put out, to extinguish; to turn off

Ancestry of “astutari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinextutarepresent active infinitive of *extūtō
2Latintūtorwatcher, protector, defender
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin tūtor →