tuer
French
/t͡sɥe/, /t͡ʃɥe/
verb
Definitions
- (usually) to kill
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French tuer inherited from Old French tuer inherited from Latin *tūtō, tūtor (defend, guard, watch, protect).
Origin
Latin
tūtor
Gloss
defend, guard, watch, protect
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *attūtāre Latin
- *extūtō, *extūtāre, *extuto Latin
- *tuto, *tutāre Latin
- *tutāre Latin
- *tūtō Latin
- contutor Latin
- tutamen Latin
- tūtor Latin
- attutare Italian
- amour French
- l' French
- rester French
- tue-l'amour French
- tuerie French
- tueur French
- tuer Old French
- tuer Norman
- tuer Middle French
- atudar Occitan
- tuar Occitan
- tuar Old Occitan
- touye Haitian, Haitian Creole
- touwer Walloon
- resté Louisiana Creole French
- tchoué Louisiana Creole French
- tchué Louisiana Creole French
- tuer Gallo