Origin: Latin suffix -able
Palpable has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
"evident hostility"
"manifest disapproval"
"patent advantages"
"made his meaning plain"
"it is plain that he is no reactionary"
"in plain view"
"a palpable lie"
Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
The word comes from the Latin palpābilis, meaning "touchable," which was formed from the verb palpō ("to touch softly"). It entered English via Middle French as palpable.