Where does “tactile” come from?
Tactile comes from Middle French tactile, from Latin tactilis meaning "able to be touched," derived from Latin tangere meaning "to touch," from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g-.
tactile (English): Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch; Used...
Definitions
- Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch; Used...
Ancestry of “tactile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | tactile | — |
| 2 | Latin | tactilis | tangible |
| 3 | Latin | tāctus | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “tactile”