Where does “oversubtile” come from?

oversubtile (English) comes from English subtile, from Middle French subtilité, from Latin subtīlitās, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

oversubtile (English): Excessively subtile

Definitions

  1. Excessively subtile

Ancestry of “oversubtile”, step by step

oversubtile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English subtile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsubtilesubtle
2Middle Frenchsubtilité
3Latinsubtīlitāsfineness, thinness, slenderness, minuteness
4Latinsubtīlisfine, thin, slender
5Latintēlaweb
6Old Dutchtegela
7Proto-Germanic*tigulā
8Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
9Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
10Latintegōto cover; to clothe
11Proto-Italictegōcover
12Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg-
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