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tactus.

touch, sense of touch;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. contact, the act of touching

    declension-4
  2. influence, effect

    declension-4
  3. the sense of touch

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- Proto-Italic *tangō Latin tangō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin tāctus From tangō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb
  1. touched, having been touched, grasped, having been grasped

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  2. reached, having been reached, arrived at, having been arrived at

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  3. attained to, having been attained to

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
  4. moved, having been moved, affected, having been affected

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of tangō (“touch”).

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