Where does “touchableness” come from?
touchableness (English) comes from English touchable, 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.
touchableness (English): The quality of being touchable; tangibility
Definitions
- The quality of being touchable; tangibility
Ancestry of “touchableness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | touchable | Capable of being touched; tangible or palpable |
| 2 | English | touch | Primarily physical senses; Primarily non-physical... |
| 3 | Middle English | touchen | to touch |
| 4 | Old French | tochier | to touch |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tucco | to knock, strike, offend; to strike; to touch; I... |
| 6 | Frankish | tukkōn | to knock, strike, touch; to touch, hit; to touch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tukkōną | to tug, pull; to grab, snatch; to grasp, touch |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |