Where does “subtīlis” come from?

subtīlis (Latin) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

subtīlis (Latin): fine, thin, slender

Definitions

  1. fine, thin, slender

Ancestry of “subtīlis”, step by step

subtīlis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tēla

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

via Latin sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
2Proto-Italicsupounder
3Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “subtīlis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Italic tegō →Every word from Latin tegō →