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tango.

to touch, grasp

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈtaŋ.ɡoː]Classical-Latin[ˈtaŋ.ɡo]
  1. to touch, grasp

    conjugation-3 · transitive
    Nōlī mē tangere.
  2. to reach, arrive at, come to a place

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  3. to attain to

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  4. to subtract, rob

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  5. to strike, beat, knock

    conjugation-3 · poetic · transitive
  6. to move, affect, influence

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  7. to bewitch, enchant, charm

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  8. to come home to

    conjugation-3 · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *tangō, nasal infix present from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g-. Cognate with Ancient Greek τάσσω (tássō), τεταγών (tetagṓn), Old English þaccian (“to touch, pat”). More at thack, thwack.

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