Etymology

tutor

tu·tor
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Today it means: One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. Full definition →

Middle English tutour ← Old French tuteur ← Latin tūtor
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tutor · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromtūtor“a watcher, protector, guardian”
  2. Old French · derived fromtuteur
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtutour
  4. English todaytutor

From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.

tutor · noun, verb2

Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.

Words from the same roots

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