Where does “torpent” come from?

torpent (English) comes from Latin torpens, from Latin torpeō, from Proto-Indo-European terp- — to satisfy.

torpent (English): Having no motion or activity; benumbed; torpid; A...

Definitions

  1. Having no motion or activity; benumbed; torpid; A...

Ancestry of “torpent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintorpensstupefying
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 torpens →