Etymology

palpable

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Today it means: Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible. Full definition →

Middle French palpable ← Latin palpābilis
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  1. Latin · derived frompalpābilis
  2. Middle French · borrowed frompalpable
  3. English todaypalpable

From Middle French palpable and its source, Latin palpābilis, which is from palpō (“to touch softly”) + -bilis.

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