Where does “unsubtleness” come from?
unsubtleness (English) comes from English unsubtle, from English subtle, from Middle English sotil, from Old French sotil, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
unsubtleness (English): The quality of being unsubtle
Definitions
- The quality of being unsubtle
Ancestry of “unsubtleness”, step by step
unsubtleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unsubtle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unsubtle | not subtle; obvious |
| 2 | English | subtle | Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood;... |
| 3 | Middle English | sotil | Using brainpower; smart or wise; Low in a... |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |