palpable

/ˈpælpəbəl/PAL-puh-buhl

/ˈpælpəbəl/PAL-puh-buhl

Meaningable to be touched

Common meaning: that can be felt

Other meanings: obvious

palpto stroke gentlyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1294 · scan
ableable to be

Journey through time

Latinpalpō, palpāre‘to stroke gently’
Englishpalpable‘that can be felt’ · today

palp also in: palpitate

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin palpō ‘to stroke gently’.

Roots

palpō, palpāre Latin “to stroke gently”

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