Where does “torpescent” come from?
torpescent (English) comes from Latin torpescens, from Latin torpesco, from Latin -sco, from Proto-Italic -skō, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
torpescent (English): Becoming torpid or numb
Definitions
- Becoming torpid or numb
Ancestry of “torpescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | torpescens | made numb, listless |
| 2 | Latin | torpesco | I grow stiff, numb or dull; I become listless,... |
| 3 | Latin | -sco | Forms inchoative verbs from existing verbs,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -skō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -sḱéti | Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs... |