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Where does “sotilte” come from?

sotilte (Middle English) comes from Old French sutilté, from Latin subtīlitās, 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.

sotilte (Middle English): Mental power or ability; smartness or cleverness;...

Definitions

  1. Mental power or ability; smartness or cleverness;...

Ancestry of “sotilte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sotilte”

  • subtlety
  • subtilty
  • oversubtlety
  • supersubtlety
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