Where does “subtilment” come from?

subtilment (Catalan) comes from Catalan subtil, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

subtilment (Catalan): subtly

Definitions

  1. subtly

Ancestry of “subtilment”, step by step

subtilment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan subtil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansubtilsubtle
2Latinsubtīlisfine, thin, slender
3Latintēlaweb
4Old Dutchtegela—
5Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
6Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
7Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
8Latintegōto cover; to clothe
9Proto-Italictegōcover
10Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Catalan ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmentthe mind; the spirit
2Old Catalanment—
3Latinmēnsmind
4Proto-Italicmentismind, thought
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →