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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansubtilsubtle
2Latinsubtīlis—
3Latintēla—
4Old Dutchtegela—
5Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
6Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
7Latintēgula—
8Latintegō—
9Proto-Italictegōcover
10Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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