Etymology

intangible

in·tan·gib·le
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Today it means: Incapable of being perceived by the senses; incorporeal. Full definition →

Middle French intangible ← Medieval Latin intangibilis ← Late Latin tangibilis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromtango
  2. Late Latin · derived fromtangibilis
  3. Medieval Latin · derived fromintangibilis
  4. Middle French · borrowed fromintangible
  5. English todayintangible

Borrowed from Middle French intangible, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tango.

Words from the same roots

Late Latintangibilis all →

tangible

Latintango all →

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