Where does “untangible” come from?
untangible (English) comes from English tangible, from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.
untangible (English): Archaic form of intangible
Definitions
- Archaic form of intangible
Ancestry of “untangible”, step by step
untangible traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tangible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tangible | Touchable; able to be touched or felt;... |
| 2 | Middle French | tangible | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | tangibilis | touchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed |
| 4 | Latin | tangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |