Etymograph

English

tutor

Tutor comes from Old French tuteur.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400tuteur1
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tutour1
  3. Englishtodaytutor1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English tutor

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400tuteurWiktionary, English tutor
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500tutourWiktionary, English tutor
  3. EnglishtodaytutorWiktionary, English tutor

Every English word from Old French tuteur

Today it means

noun One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tutor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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