Where does “intangible” come from?
Intangible comes from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis meaning "able to be touched," from Latin tangere meaning "to touch," from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g-.
intangible (English): Incapable of being perceived by the senses;...
Definitions
- Incapable of being perceived by the senses;...
Ancestry of “intangible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | intangible | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | intangibilis | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | tangibilis | touchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed |
| 4 | Latin | tangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |