Where does “palpableness” come from?
palpableness (English) comes from English palpable, from Middle French palpable, from Latin palpabilis, from Latin -bilis, from Proto-Italic -ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlis, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰlom — Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
palpableness (English): The quality of being palpable
Definitions
- The quality of being palpable
Ancestry of “palpableness”, step by step
palpableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English palpable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | palpable | Capable of being touched, felt or handled;... |
| 2 | Middle French | palpable | touchable; palpable |
| 3 | Latin | palpabilis | that can be touched or felt, palpable |
| 4 | Latin | -bilis | -ble |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ðlis | Forms adjectives from verb stems indicating capacity or worth of being acted on |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰlom | Alternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;... |
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 |