Where does “semitorpid” come from?
semitorpid (English) comes from English torpid, from French torpide, from Latin torpidus, from Latin torpere, from Latin torpeo, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
semitorpid (English): Somewhat torpid
Definitions
- Somewhat torpid
Ancestry of “semitorpid”, step by step
semitorpid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English torpid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | torpid | unmoving; dormant or hibernating; lazy, lethargic... |
| 2 | French | torpide | torpid |
| 3 | Latin | torpidus | benumbed, stupefied, torpid |
| 4 | Latin | torpere | present active infinitive of torpeō; to be numb;... |
| 5 | Latin | torpeo | I am stiff, numb, torpid or motionless; I am... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |