tyro

The story

1. Latin · learned borrowing fromtīrō“beginner, novice; young apprentice; (Roman military) recruit”
2. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing fromtyro
3. English todaytyro

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin tyro, and from its etymon Latin tīrō (“beginner, novice; young apprentice; (Roman military) recruit”); further etymology unknown, possibly from an unattested Etruscan word.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 17th c. A beginner; a novice.