Where does “unpalpable” come from?
unpalpable (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;...
unpalpable (English): Not palpable; impalpable
Definitions
- Not palpable; impalpable
Ancestry of “unpalpable”, step by step
unpalpable 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |