LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

subtel

subtel n

Meaning

  1. Late Latinneuterthe arch of the foot
    Nam truncos luporum ungues subtellibus annectentesSaxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum, 7.1.4.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesubtelsubtella
genitivesubtellissubtellium
dativesubtellīsubtellibus
accusativesubtelsubtella
ablativesubtellesubtellibus
vocativesubtelsubtella

subtel, τὸ κοῖλον τοῦ ποδός,
I. the hollow of the foot, Prisc. p. 644 P. [sub-talus].

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubtel

Latin sub- Latin talus Latin subtel From sub- + talus.

Quick answers

What does subtel mean in Latin?
subtel, a noun, means “the arch of the foot”.
Where does subtel come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subtel.