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Where does “subtila” come from?

subtila (Esperanto) comes from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō, from Proto-Italic tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

subtila (Esperanto): subtle; fine

Definitions

  1. subtle; fine

Ancestry of “subtila”, step by step

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

Words derived from “subtila”

  • subtileso
  • subtila
  • subtilajo
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