Tangible

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late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin tangibilis, from tangere ‘to touch’.

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Borrowed from Middle French tangible, from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tangere(“to touch”).

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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.