Where does “tangere” come from?

tangere (Italian) comes from Latin tangō, from Proto-Italic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- — to bite.

tangere (Italian): To touch; To elicit an emotional response

Definitions

  1. To touch; To elicit an emotional response

Ancestry of “tangere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintangōto touch, grasp
2Proto-Italic*tangō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite

Words derived from “tangere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European denḱ- →Every word from Proto-Italic *tangō →Every word from Latin tangō →
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