Where does “intangibleness” come from?
intangibleness (English) comes from English intangible, from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
intangibleness (English): The characteristic of being intangible
Definitions
- The characteristic of being intangible
Ancestry of “intangibleness”, step by step
intangibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intangible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intangible | Incapable of being perceived by the senses;... |
| 2 | Middle French | intangible | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | intangibilis | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | tangibilis | touchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed |
| 5 | Latin | tangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |