Where does “tangible” come from?
Tangible comes from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere meaning "to touch," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European teh₂g- with the same sense.
tangible (English): Touchable; able to be touched or felt;...
Definitions
- Touchable; able to be touched or felt;...
Ancestry of “tangible”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | tangible | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | tangibilis | touchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed |
| 3 | Latin | tangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |