Where does “torpedo” come from?

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

torpedo (Dutch): A torpedo; A low-lying streamlined car

Definitions

  1. A torpedo; A low-lying streamlined car

Ancestry of “torpedo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpēdōlethargy, inertness, sluggishness
2Latintorpeōto be stiff, numb, torpid or motionless
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterp-to satisfy

Words derived from “torpedo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terp- →Every word from Latin torpeō →Every word from Latin torpēdō →