"done by stitching or sewing," 1680s, from Latin sutilis "sewed or bound together," from sut-, past-participle stem of suere "to sew" (from PIE root *syu- "to bind, sew").
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*syu-
syū-, also sū:-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to bind, sew."
It forms all or part of: accouter; couture; hymen; Kama Sutra; seam; sew; souter; souvlaki; sutra; sutile; suture.
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit sivyati "sews," sutram "thread, string;" Greek hymen "thin skin, membrane," hymnos "song;" Latin suere "to sew, sew together;" Old Church Slavonic šijo "to sew," šivu "seam;" Lettish siuviu, siuti "to sew," siuvikis "tailor;" Russian švec "tailor;" Old English siwian "to stitch, sew, mend, patch, knit together."