Where does “untangibleness” come from?
untangibleness (English) comes from English untangible, 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.
Ancestry of “untangibleness”, step by step
untangibleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English untangible
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | untangible | Archaic form of intangible |
| 2 | English | tangible | Touchable; able to be touched or felt;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tangible | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | tangibilis | touchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed |
| 5 | Latin | tangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |