Etymology of the English word intact
the English word
intactderived from the Latin word
intactus (untouched, intact; untried)
derived from the Latin word
in-derived from the Latin word
tactus (touch, sense of touch)
derived from the Latin word
nododerived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
using the Latin prefix
in- (suffix for no)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ne (not)
Date
The earliest known usage of intact in English dates from the 15th century.
Cognates
Dutch
intact, French
intact, German
intakt, Norwegian
intakt, Swedish
intaktUsage
Word found in Modern English
