Where does “subtilly” come from?
subtilly (Middle English) comes from Middle English sotilly, from Middle English sotil, from Old French sotil, from Latin subtīlis, from Latin tēla, from Old Dutch tegela, from Proto-Germanic *tigulā, from Proto-Germanic tigulǭ — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
subtilly (Middle English): Alternative form of sotilly
Definitions
- Alternative form of sotilly
Ancestry of “subtilly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sotilly | Smartly, discerningly, wisely, judiciously; in an... |
| 2 | Middle English | sotil | Using brainpower; smart or wise; Low in a... |
| 3 | Old French | sotil | — |
| 4 | Latin | subtīlis | fine, thin, slender |
| 5 | Latin | tēla | web |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tegela | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *tigulā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tigulǭ | tile; brick |
| 9 | Latin | tēgula | a large, flat and heavy roof tile used in an overlapping formation with the curved and smaller imbrex |
| 10 | Latin | tegō | to cover; to clothe |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | tegō | cover |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |