Where does “subtilizer” come from?
subtilizer (English) comes from English subtilize, from French subtiliser, from French subtil, from Old French sotil, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
subtilizer (English): One who subtilizes
Definitions
- One who subtilizes
Ancestry of “subtilizer”, step by step
subtilizer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English subtilize
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | subtilize | To make subtle; to make thin or fine; to make... |
| 2 | French | subtiliser | to snatch; take possession of |
| 3 | French | subtil | subtle |
| 4 | Old French | sotil | — |
| 5 | Latin | subtīlis | fine, thin, slender |
| 6 | Latin | tēla | web |
| 7 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 10 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 11 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |