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touch

The origin and history of touch.

Etymology

From Old French tochier ("to touch"), traced back through Vulgar Latin and Frankish roots meaning "to strike" or "to grasp" — the same deep root that gave English the word "tuck."

Origin: Vulgar Latin

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