Tutorial
/tuːˈtɔːriəl/noun
A lesson or guide that teaches how to do something.
Did you know?Tutorial comes from Latin tutōrius, meaning “of a guardian,” from tutor, a protector or defender — so a tutorial was originally something like a shielded lesson, not just a how-to.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
tutor
“a guardian, protector, or defender”
Latin
Latin
tutorius / tutōrius
“pertaining to a guardian or protector”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
tutorialis
“pertaining to a tutor or guardianship”
17th–18th Century
English
tutorial
“relating to a tutor; instructional”
Modern English
English
tutorial
“a lesson or guide that teaches how to do something”