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Where does “palpable” come from?

palpable (Spanish) comes from Late 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;...

palpable (Spanish): palpable

Definitions

  1. palpable

Ancestry of “palpable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpalpabilisthat can be touched or felt, palpable
2Latin-bilis-ble
3Proto-Italic-ðlis—
4Proto-Indo-European-dʰlis—
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰlomAlternative form of *-trom; instrumental suffix;...
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