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
- To touch; To elicit an emotional response
Ancestry of “tangere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tangō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *tangō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | denḱ- | to bite |
Words derived from “tangere”