English
tactilize
From tactile + -ize, on the model of visualize.
Formed from tactile + -ize
Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- ‘to touch’
Proto-Italic *tangō ‘to touch’
Latin tangō ‘to touch’
Latin tactilis ‘that may be touched, tangible’
Middle French tactile
English tactile
Today it means
verb To form a (mental or other) representation of what something feels like to the touch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / tactilize