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Where does “subtile” come from?

subtile (French) comes 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, from Latin tēgula — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

subtile (French): feminine singular of subtil

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of subtil

Ancestry of “subtile”, step by step

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