DictionaryRoot: tangere
Latin
tangere
touch
Forms
- tang-
- tact- — Latin stem of the form meaning ‘touched.’
- -ting- — Used in Latin compounds.
Origin
Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *tag-, ‘touch.’
Note
Touching can mean affecting something without physically reaching it.
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adjective
intact
in-TAKT/ɪnˈtækt/
Remaining whole and undamaged.
Etymology
The pieces express “not touched.” The image of something left untouched connects directly to being uninjured or undamaged, with its wholeness preserved.