English → Latin
“palpable” in Latin
sentiōto feel, to sense, to perceive (with the senses); to perceive, be aware of, to be sensible of, to notice mentally, to unmanifestuscaught in the act, plainly guilty; detected in the act, flagrant, plain; obvious, self-evidentēvidēnsapparent, visible, evident, manifest, plain, clear
The English word palpable itself goes back to Latin palpō, through palpābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
palpable
PROP., by circumlocution with sentire, or manu tractare (palpabilis late, Oros.).
Figuratively, manifestus; evidens; certus et exploratus: to receive a palpable hit, luculentam plagam accipere (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for palpable?
- The usual Latin words for “palpable” are sentiō, manifestus, ēvidēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.