Where does “torpede” come from?

torpede (Catalan) comes from Latin torpēdō, from Latin torpeō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

torpede (Catalan): torpedo (fish)

Definitions

  1. torpedo (fish)

Ancestry of “torpede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
2Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →