Tangible
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late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin tangibilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.
wiktionary
Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere(“to touch”).
etymonline
tangible (adj.)
1580s, "capable of being touched," from French tangible and directly from Late Latin tangibilis "that may be touched," from Latin tangere "to touch," from PIE root *tag- "to touch, handle." Sense of "material" (as in tangible reward) is first recorded 1610s; that of "able to be realized or dealt with" is from 1709. Related: Tangibly.
