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Where does “sutil” come from?

sutil (Galician) comes from Old Occitan sotil, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ, from Latin tēgula, from Latin tegō — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

sutil (Galician): subtle; cunning; skilful

Definitions

  1. subtle; cunning; skilful

Ancestry of “sutil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sutil”

  • sutilmente
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