Etymology

haptic

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Today it means: Of or relating to the sense of touch. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἁπτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἁπτικός“able to come in contact with”
  2. English todayhaptic

From Ancient Greek ἁπτικός (haptikós, “able to come in contact with”), from ἅπτω (háptō, “to touch”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

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