Where does “nontangible” come from?
nontangible (English) comes from English non, from French non, from Old French non, from Latin nōn, from Old Latin noenum, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
nontangible (English): intangible
Definitions
- intangible
Ancestry of “nontangible”, step by step
nontangible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English non
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | non | Obsolete form of none |
| 2 | French | non | no; not; a no, a negative response |
| 3 | Old French | non | no; not; Alternative form of nom |
| 4 | Latin | nōn | not |
| 5 | Old Latin | noenum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via English tangible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tangible | Touchable; able to be touched or felt;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tangible | — |
| 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 |