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Where does “subtilize” come from?

subtilize (English) comes from French subtiliser, from French subtil, from Old French sotil, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

subtilize (English): To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make...

Definitions

  1. To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make...

Ancestry of “subtilize”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subtilize”

  • subtilizer
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