Where does “palpable” come from?
Palpable comes from Middle French palpable, meaning capable of being touched or felt.
palpable (English): Capable of being touched, felt or handled;...
Definitions
- Capable of being touched, felt or handled;...
Ancestry of “palpable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | palpable | touchable; palpable |
| 2 | Latin | palpabilis | that can be touched or felt, palpable |
| 3 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |