Etymology

impalpable

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Today it means: Incapable of being touched or felt; incorporeal, intangible. Full definition →

Middle French impalpable ← Medieval Latin impalpabilis
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromimpalpabilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromimpalpable
  3. English todayimpalpable

From Middle French impalpable, from Medieval Latin impalpabilis. See im- + palpable.

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