Where does “touchable” come from?
touchable (English) comes from English touch, from Middle English touchen, from Old French tochier, from Vulgar Latin tucco, from Frankish tukkōn, from Proto-Germanic tukkōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
touchable (English): Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable
Definitions
- Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable
Ancestry of “touchable”, step by step
touchable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English touch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | touch | Primarily physical senses; Primarily non-physical... |
| 2 | Middle English | touchen | to touch |
| 3 | Old French | tochier | to touch |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tucco | to knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I... |
| 5 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via Middle English touchable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | touchable | — |