Attouch
/əˈtʌtʃ/noun
An obsolete English form meaning to touch or attach.
Did you know?Its root belongs to the same ancient word-family as “tact,” “tangible,” and “contact,” linking touch with ideas of influence, feeling, and direct power.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*tag-
“To touch or handle.”
Classical Latin
Latin
tangere
“To touch.”
Late Latin
Latin
attangere
“To touch or reach toward.”
Old French
Old French
atouchier
“To touch or come into contact with.”
Middle English
Middle English
atouchen
“To touch; an obsolete form related to touch and attach.”
English
English
attouch
“An obsolete spelling or form meaning to touch or attach.”