Where does “subtililoquus” come from?

subtililoquus (Latin) 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.

subtililoquus (Latin): speaking finely or elegantly

Definitions

  1. speaking finely or elegantly

Ancestry of “subtililoquus”, step by step

subtililoquus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin subtīlis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubtīlisfine, thin, slender
2Latintēlaweb
3Old Dutchtegela—
4Proto-Germanic*tigulā—
5Proto-Germanictigulǭtile; brick
6Latintēgulaa large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex
7Latintegōto cover; to clothe
8Proto-Italictegōcover
9Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Latin loquor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinloquorI say, speak, tell, talk; I declare, utter
2Proto-Italictlokʷōrto speak
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelkʷ-to talk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →