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Where does “sotil” come from?

sotil (Old French) 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.

Ancestry of “sotil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sotil”

  • subtle
  • subtly
  • unsubtle
  • subtleness
  • unsubtly
  • supersubtle
  • subtlely
  • oversubtle
  • nonsubtle
  • subtely
  • subtile
  • subtil
  • sotilly
  • sotil
  • subtil
  • subtile
  • subtilly
  • sotilnes
  • subtil
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