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Where does “subtila” come from?

subtila (Ido) comes from Esperanto subtila, 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.

subtila (Ido): subtle, discreet

Definitions

  1. subtle, discreet

Ancestry of “subtila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosubtilasubtle; fine
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 “subtila”

  • subtileso
  • subtilajo
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