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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsubtilesubtle
2Middle Frenchsubtilité—
3Latinsubtīlitās—
4Latinsubtīlis—
5Latintēla—
6Old Dutchtegela—
7Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
8Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
9Latintēgula—
10Latintegō—
11Proto-Italictegōcover
12Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
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